a hymn that consists most often of eight or nine, and more rarely, of four, three or two odes, pertaining to the occasion or saint that is being commemorated. Each ode consists of several stanzas or troparia; in the practice of the Russian Church, the first of these troparia, the heirmos, is sung, while the others are usually read. Each of the nine odes is patterned after a canticle from the Holy Scriptures, which relates to an Old Testament event that served as a type of a New Testament event. Full k.'s, as a rule, had nine odes, but the second ode soon fell from use. An incomplete k. is termed a tetraodion, triodion, or diodion, depending on whether it consists of four, three, or two odes.

Kanon is a character from the classic anime/manga series, Saint Seiya. He was the younger twin brother of gold saint Gemini Saga, and later took up the position after Saga's death. Before finally embracing his destiny as the Gemini Saint, Kanon masqueraded as the Sea Dragon, one of Poseidon's seven Sea Generals.

gun. Implies high velocity. (Czechoslovakian and Dutch) karabin

Japanese visual novel developed by Key and released on June 4 1999. The original version, first available on the PC, contains content of a sexual nature, though a version without this content was released on January 7 2000. On September 14 2000 a clean version was released and ported to the Dreamcast, while a Play Station 2 version followed on February 28 2002.

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a wooden rod used to record jumps by athletes in ancient Greek athletics. The Ancient Olympics