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canvas
[ kan-vuhs ]
/ ËkĂŠn vÉs /
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noun
Trademark, Digital Technology.
Canvas, the brand name for an open-source learning management system, launched in 2011.
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Idioms about canvas
- Nautical. with set sails.
- in tents; in the field: the troops under canvas.
under canvas,
Origin of canvas
OTHER WORDS FROM canvas
can·vas·like, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH canvas
canvas , canvassWords nearby canvas
can't wait, canty, Canuck, canula, Canute, canvas, canvasback, canvas duck, canvass, canvassing, canyon
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British Dictionary definitions for canvas
canvas
/ (ËkĂŠnvÉs) /
noun
Word Origin for canvas
C14: from Norman French canevas, ultimately from Latin cannabis hemp
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