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  fanon

  noun

  a maniple.
• Fanon
  Fanon

  noun

  Frantz (Omar) 1925–61, West Indian psychiatrist and political theorist, born in Martinique; in Algeria after 1953.

fanon

¹ American  

[fan-uhn] / ˈfæn ən /

noun

Ecclesiastical.

1. a maniple.

2. Also called orale.  a striped scarflike vestment worn by the pope over the alb when celebrating solemn Pontifical Mass.

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Fanon ² American  

[fan-uhn, fa-nawn] / ˈfæn ən, faˈnɔ̃ /

noun

1. Frantz (Omar) 1925–61, West Indian psychiatrist and political theorist, born in Martinique; in Algeria after 1953.

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fanon ³ American  

[fan-uhn] / ˈfæn ən /

noun

fanons plural

1. the interpretations of and beliefs about a fictional work, held collectively by a fan community; headcanon.

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fanon British  

/ ˈfænən /

noun

1. a collar-shaped vestment worn by the pope when celebrating mass

2. (formerly) various pieces of embroidered fabric used in the liturgy

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

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  plural

Etymology

Origin of fanon

1350–1400; Middle English fano ( u ) n < Anglo-French; Old French fanum < Old Low Franconian *fano piece of fabric; compare Old High German, Old Saxon fano in same sense ( German Fahne flag), early Medieval Latin fano maniple; see vane, gonfalon

Example Sentences

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fanon Fanon fanons

“I don’t know how many fandoms I’ve been in where the fanon life of a character was far more robust than what we saw in canon,” Ms. Deonn told me.

From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2021

Klink pointed out — and some fanon writers have broken through to mainstream popularity, challenging the white-dude dominance of some genres.

From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2021

Wikipedia refers to these as "fanon," a word I'm both delighted and appalled to know exists.

From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2013

He bequeaths to various parish churches and persons, "My vestment of crimson satin—my vestment of crimson velvet—my stole and fanon set with pearl—my black gown faced with taffeta," &c.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Disraeli, Isaac

It is proposed, therefore, to re-establish in the Arret, the expression of the Hanseatic treaty, and to add, from the same treaty, the articles "baleine coupée et fanon de baleine."

From The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) by Jefferson, Thomas

They quoted postcolonial theorist Frantz Fanon, Black liberation activist Marcus Garvey, the late poet Benjamin Zephaniah, and comedian Romesh Ranganathan, who has frequently joked that his mum calls him a coconut for not speaking Tamil.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2024

Shatz says he was particularly interested in female witnesses to broaden his portrait of Fanon, who is often seen through the “masculine” lens of “power and violence and guns.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2024

Fanon, the man, comes alive in Shatz’s retelling: He is an “ultrasensitive soul,” easily wounded, judgmental and combative.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2024

As Frantz Fanon stated, doctors can heal “the wounds of humanity” or we can be complicit in systems of oppression.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2024

Some of the boys, with their new Yoruba names, beseeched these girls by citing Frantz Fanon.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

About this time, the general was offered 1000 fanons for the ship which had been taken by Coello; but he refused to sell any thing to his enemies, and ordered her to be burnt.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 02 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert