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canonical definition

ca·noni·cal (kə nän′i kəl)

adjective

  1. of, according to, or ordered by church canon
  2. authoritative; accepted
  3. belonging to the canon of the Bible
  4. of a canon (clergyman)

Etymology: ME < ML(Ec) canonicalis

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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