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Canonical
kəˈnɒnɪkl
Canonical definitions
adjective
canonical
- according to or ordered by canon law
"the canonical rites of the Roman Church"
- included in the list of sacred books officially accepted as genuine
"the canonical Gospels of the New Testament"
- accepted as being accurate and authoritative
"the canonical method of comparative linguistics"
- (of a writer or work) belonging to the literary canon
"canonical writers like Jane Austen"
- according to recognized rules or scientific laws
"canonical nucleotide sequences"
- relating to a general rule or standard formula
- relating to a cathedral chapter or a member of it
"his college tutors were later his canonical colleagues"