"fanon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfænən/ Forms: fanons [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fanon}} Middle English fanon, {{m|enm|fanoun}} fanoun, {{der|en|fro|fanon}} Old French fanon, {{der|en|ML.|fanō}} Medieval Latin fanō, {{der|en|frk|*fano}} Frankish *fano, {{der|en|gem-pro|*fanô}} Proto-Germanic *fanô, {{doublet|en|fane|vane}} Doublet of fane and vane Head templates: {{en-noun}} fanon (plural fanons)
  1. A vestment reserved only for the Pope for use during a pontifical Mass. Categories (topical): Fiction
    Sense id: en-fanon-en-noun-kjUoH9bn Disambiguation of Fiction: 23 15 19 19 24 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English blends: 25 28 7 19 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 37 29 3 11 21
  2. 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. Categories (topical): Fiction
    Sense id: en-fanon-en-noun-cmAwLcOA Disambiguation of Fiction: 23 15 19 19 24 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 25 28 7 19 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 39 1 9 23
  3. A maniple. Categories (topical): Fiction
    Sense id: en-fanon-en-noun-2U6N72uM Disambiguation of Fiction: 23 15 19 19 24
  4. (surgery) A fold of linen laid under a splint. Categories (topical): Surgery, Fiction
    Sense id: en-fanon-en-noun-QDWAUX7~ Disambiguation of Fiction: 23 15 19 19 24 Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 25 28 7 19 22 Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈfænən/
Etymology: Blend of fan + canon. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|fan|canon}} Blend of fan + canon Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fanon (uncountable)
  1. (fandom slang) 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. Tags: slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Fandom, Fiction Derived forms: fanonical Related terms: headcanon
    Sense id: en-fanon-en-noun-Tqt85CbN Disambiguation of Fandom: 19 11 24 5 40 Disambiguation of Fiction: 23 15 19 19 24 Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 25 28 7 19 22 Topics: lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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