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CAÑON

\(͡e͡s)kˈaɲɔn(͡e͡n)], \(‍e‍s)kˈaɲɔn(‍e‍n)], \(es)_k_ˈa_ɲ_ɔ_n_(en)]\

Definitions of CAÑON

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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kan-yon', n. a deep gorge or ravine between high and steep banks, worn by watercourses. [Sp. caÃ±on, a hollow, from root of CANNON.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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