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