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Canonical

noun
/kə.ˈnɒn.ɪ.kl̩/
Word Frequency: 3.2

Definitions

1.nounThe formal robes of a priest.
2.nounA URL presented in canonical form.
3.adjectivePresent in a canon, religious or otherwise.
4.adjectiveAccording to recognised or orthodox rules.
"The men played golf in the most canonical way, with no local rules."
5.adjectiveStated or used in the most basic and straightforwardly applicable manner.
"the reduction of a linear substitution to its canonical form"
6.adjectivePrototypical.
7.adjectiveIn conformity with canon law.
8.adjectiveIn the form of a canon.
9.adjectiveOf or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter
10.adjectiveIn canonical form.
11.adjectiveDistinguished among entities of its kind, so that it can be picked out in a way that does not depend on any arbitrary choices.

Synonyms

naturalcanonicorthodoxstandardbasicsanctionedcanonoriginalacceptedauthoritativeofficialrecognized

Antonyms

apocryphal

Rhymes With

chronicleconicalironicalmonoclechronicaltonicalchronic illgonna kill
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