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canonical Definition
(a)
appearing
in
a
Biblical
canon
; "
a
canonical
book
of
the
Christian
New
Testament
"
(a)
of
or
relating
to
or
required
by
canon
law
(s)
reduced
to
the
simplest
and
most
significant
form
possible
without
loss
of
generality
; "
a
basic
story
line
"; "
a
canonical
syllable
pattern
"
(s)
conforming
to
orthodox
or
recognized
rules
; "
the
drinking
of
cocktails
was
as
canonical
a
rite
as
the
mixing
"-
Sinclair
Lewis
canonical Synonyms
basic
canonic
canonical
sanctioned
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