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Canon (fiction)
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This article is about the concept of a canon that defines the world of a particular series or franchise. For influential works of fiction, see Western canon. For other uses, see Canon.
The canon of a work of fiction is "the body of works taking place in a particular fictional world that are widely considered to be official or authoritative; [especially] those created by the original author or developer of the world".[2] Canon is contrasted with, or used as the basis for, works of fan fiction and other derivative works.[3]
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