| Main Entry: | canon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a body of the most important, influential or superior works in music, literature, or art |
Synonyms: |
ana, analects, anthology, chrestomathy, classics, collected works, delectus, library, miscellanea, oeuvre, works |
| Notes: | a cannon is a large mounted artillery gun or a large artillery gun that is on wheels that fires heavy projectiles while a canon is an ecclesiastical law or code of laws established by a church council or a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter |
| Main Entry: | corpus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | body of text |
Synonyms: |
bulk, collection, compilation, complete works, core, entirety, extant works, mass, oeuvre, opera omnia, staple, substance, whole |
| Main Entry: | opus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | great work of writing or music |
Synonyms: |
composition, creation, magnum opus, music, oeuvre, piece, product, production |
| Main Entry: | work |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | achievement |
Synonyms: |
act, application, article, composition, creation, deed, end product, function, handicraft, handiwork, oeuvre, opus, output, performance, piece, product, production |
Antonyms: |
failure, loss |