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canonical
- /kəˈnɒn.ɪ.kəl/ UK
- [kəˈnɒn.ɪ.kɫ̩] UK
- /kəˈnɑ.nɪ.kəl/ Canada, US
- [kəˈnɑ.nɪ.kɫ̩] Canada, US
- /kəˈnɔn.ɪ.kəl/ Australia
- [kəˈnɔn.ɪ.kɫ̩] Australia
- /kəˈnɒn.ə.kəl/ New Zealand
- [kəˈnɔ̟n.ə.kɫ̩] New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɒnɪkəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English canonycal, from Medieval Latin canōnicālis. By surface analysis, canon + -ical.
adjective more canonical · most canonical
- Present in a canon, religious or otherwise. The Gospel of Luke is a canonical New Testament book.
- According to recognised or orthodox rules. The men played golf in the most canonical way, with no local rules.
- Stated or used in the most basic and straightforwardly applicable manner. the reduction of a linear substitution to its canonical form
- Prototypical.
- In conformity with canon law.
- In the form of a canon.
- Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter.
- In canonical form.
- Distinguished among entities of its kind, so that it can be picked out in a way that does not depend on any arbitrary choices. It turns out that ordered pairs can be defined in set theory, e.g. as (x,y)#58;#61;#92;#123;#92;#123;x,y#92;#125;,y#92;#125;. Note that in no sense is such a definition canonical.
- Related to or part of the canon of a fictional universe; officially part of a fictional work’s established continuity.
Similar: natural · Opposite: apocryphal
noun canonicals
- The formal robes of a priest. He, good man, could make but little of his solitary friend, and must many a time have been startled out of his canonicals by the strange, alien speeches which he heard.
- A URL presented in canonical form. Google advises canonicals as one of the preferred methods of treating duplicate content in your CMS.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: canonic, orthodox, standard, basic, sanctioned, canon, original, accepted, authoritative, official, recognized, approved, established, normative, traditional, classic
adjective
Similar: natural · Opposite: apocryphal
Translations
Every language
adj present in a canon, religious or otherwise
| Español | canónico |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | カノン的な kanon-teki na |
| Português | canónico, canônico |
| Français | canonique |
| Ελληνικά | κανονικός kanonikós |
adj stated or used in the most basic and straightforwardly applicable manner
| Français | basique |
|---|
adj (religion) in conformity with canon law
| Español | canónico |
|---|---|
| Português | canónico, canônico |
| Français | canonique |
| Ελληνικά | κανονικός kanonikós |
adj (religion) of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter
| Ελληνικά | κανονικός kanonikós |
|---|
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