Postcanon

Quick meaning: Postcanon is an adjective meaning (religion) Postdating the development of a religious canon.

Meaning

(religion) Postdating the development of a religious canon.

More Meanings

1. (chiefly fandom slang) Set or revealed after the canonical ending of a work of fiction.

Example Sentences

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

Rowling began making postcanon remarks in interviews that diversified characters at the center of the narrative.

At the time of writing, the most popular Hannibal fic, by a large margin, describes itself as "a post-canon Hannigram fix-it fic."

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

Word Forms

• post-canon

Synonyms for postcanon

Depending on context, synonyms include postcanonical.

Antonyms for postcanon

Common opposites include precanonical, precanon.

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