name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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fanon
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rhymes with -ænən
noun
Meaning 2
A vestment reserved only for the Pope for use during a pontifical Mass.
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noun
Meaning 3
Part of a bishop's mitre. They are the tabs extending down from the mitre, often with a cross near the end of each. See lappet.
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noun
Meaning 4
A maniple.
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noun
Meaning 5
A fold of linen laid under a splint.
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Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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noun
Meaning 6
Elements introduced by fans which are not in the official canon of a fictional world but are widely believed to be or treated as if canonical.
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Usage: slang, uncountable
Topics: lifestyle
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History
Etymology
From Middle English fanon, fanoun, from Old French fanon, from Medieval Latin fanō, from Frankish *fano, from Proto-Germanic *fanô. Doublet of fane and vane.
Blend of fan + canon.