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