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The term '''Canon''' has multiple definitions in the literary world, the most common of which are specified as Literary Canon, Canon Fiction, and Biblical Canon (Landow).
The term '''Canon''', from the Greek word ''[http://www.laparola.net/greco/parola.php?p=%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%BD%E1%BD%BD%CE%BD κανών]'' (''Kanon''), meaning "reed" or "measuring rod", has multiple definitions in the literary world, the most common of which are specified as Literary Canon, Canon Fiction, and Biblical Canon (Landow).