[QUOTE] [B][SIZE="4"]"canonical"[/SIZE][/B] [B]adjective[/B] [LIST=1] [*]appearing in a Biblical canon; "a canonical book of the Christian New Testament" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/canonic"]canonic[/URL]] [*]of or relating to or required by canon law [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/canonic"]canonic[/URL]] [*]reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/basic"]basic[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/canonic"]canonic[/URL]] [*]conforming to orthodox or recognized rules; "the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing"- Sinclair Lewis [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/canonic"]canonic[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/sanctioned"]sanctioned[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL="http://www.word.sc/canonical"]http://www.word.sc/canonical[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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