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canonical

British pronunciation/kɐnˈɒnɪkə‍l/
American pronunciation/kəˈnɑnəkəɫ/
canonical
[ADJECTIVE]
1

of or relating to or required by canon law

synonyms : canonic
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2

appearing in a biblical canon

synonyms : canonic
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3

according to the rules that are broadly accepted or are official

synonyms : canonic
sanctioned
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4

reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality

synonyms : basic
canonic
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5

(of an author or literary work) accepted as highly acclaimed authors or pieces of literature, which are collectively referred to as the literary canon

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Examples
1He has no canonical species.
2He has no canonical age.
3This canonical momentum is a little unintuitive.
4These four pieces of information are not purely canonical information.
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