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  1. canonical
  2. canonical age
  3. canonical form
  4. canonical hour
  5. canonical purgation
  6. canonical sin

ca·non·i·cal

adjective \-ni-kəl\

Definition of CANONICAL

1
: of, relating to, or forming a canon
2
: conforming to a general rule or acceptable procedure : orthodox
3
: of or relating to a clergyman who is a canon
4
: reduced to the canonical form <a canonical matrix>
— ca·non·i·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of CANONICAL

15th century

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