Postcanon

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Postdating the development of a religious canon. not-comparable

    "In these instances, one is dealing with essentially a postcanon phenomenon, where editors are trying to add commentary to the book of Job."

  2. 2
    Set or revealed after the canonical ending of a work of fiction. not-comparable, slang

    "This allows kaydee falls not only to give us a postcanon story—what happens to Amy and Rory after the episode?"

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postcanonical

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"In these instances, one is dealing with essentially a postcanon phenomenon, where editors are trying to add commentary to the book of Job."

Etymology

From post- + canon.

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