Canon and Source

Canon

Canon noun - A statement or body of statements concerning faith or morals proclaimed by a church.

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Source and canon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Source" instead a noun "Canon".

Nearby Words: canonical, canonization, canonize

Source noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

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Canon and source are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Canon" instead a noun "Source".

regular	regular canon	regular source
original	original canon	original source
true	true canon	true source
single	single canon	single source
Other adjectives: likely, open, actual, real, main, consistent, important, possible, secondary, official, primary, alternate, different, comic.

Similar canon-welding occurs with the anime and manga of each source material.

Source: Canon Welding
If it's implied but not confirmed canon by any source, it's Fridge Logic instead.

Source: Backstory Horror
In addition to that, the entire story serves as one big source material to its sequel Stirred, which will be an Alternate Universe Fic of the canon series.

Source: Prolonged Prologue

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