Definition of Enigma canon

1. Noun. A canon in which the entrances of successive parts were indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the 15th and 16th centuries).

Exact synonyms: Enigmatic Canon, Enigmatical Canon, Riddle Canon
Generic synonyms: Canon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Enigma Canon

enhort
enhorted
enhorting
enhorts
enhunger
enhungered
enhungering
enhungers
enhydros
enhydrous
enhypostasia
enhypostasis
eniac
eniacs
enigma
enigma canon (current term)
enigmas
enigmata
enigmatic
enigmatic canon
enigmatical
enigmatical canon
enigmatically
enigmatick
enigmatist
enigmatists
enigmatize
enigmatized
enigmatizes
enigmatizing

Literary usage of Enigma canon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Music Club Programs from All Nations: Giving an Historic Outline of Each by Arthur Elson (1907)
"The stricter forms of the day were also represented in Dunstable's writings, and in the British Museum is an enigma canon, by him, which has not yet been ..."

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