precanon

== English == === Alternative forms === pre-canon === Etymology === From pre- +‎ canon. === Adjective === precanon (not comparable) (religion) Predating the development of a religious canon. Synonym: precanonical Antonyms: postcanonical, postcanon (chiefly fandom slang) Set before the main or accepted canonical chronology of a fictional universe. Antonym: postcanon