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der Kanon

canon

C2Culture & leisureEducation

Meaning

The body of works regarded as especially important and exemplary.

Example: "Die blinde Eule" von Sadegh Hedayat gehört längst zum Kanon der Weltliteratur. (Sadegh Hedayat's "The Blind Owl" has long been part of the canon of world literature.)

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