"canonical" adjective appearing in a Biblical canon; "a canonical book of the Christian New Testament" [syn: canonic (http://word.sc/canonic)] of or relating to or required by canon law [syn: canonic (http://word.sc/canonic)] reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern" [syn: basic (http://word.sc/basic), canonic (http://word.sc/canonic)] conforming to orthodox or recognized rules; "the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing"- Sinclair Lewis [syn: canonic (http://word.sc/canonic), sanctioned (http://word.sc/sanctioned)] Source: http://www.word.sc/canonical

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