adjective
- Appearing in a biblical canon.
- usage: "a canonical book of the Christian New Testament"
- synonyms: canonical
- Of or relating to or required by canon law.
- synonyms: canonical
- Reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality.
- usage: "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern"
- Conforming to orthodox or recognized rules."the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing- Sinclair Lewis
- synonyms: canonical, sanctioned
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