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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or required by canon law.
  2. adjective Of or appearing in the biblical canon.
  3. adjective Conforming to orthodox or well-established rules or patterns, as of procedure.
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  • The second objection is more pastoral than canonical, and concerns a penitent's privacy. —  Latest Articles
  • Fixing the canonical issue of that website for better result as well as optimize all images with appropriate alt tags. —  PromotionWorld Articles
  • The way some write about some of the extra-canonical or post-canonical or deutero-canonical writings one would expect the differences between the canonical and non-canonical texts to be negligible. —  Heidelblog
  • The company has totally ditched the idea that you will use this phone in conjunction with a specific "main PC" that contains the canonical, authoritative repository of your data. —  EveryMac.com & EveryiPod.com - Mac & iPod Specs, Prices, Answers & More
  • If the organizers of this show are interested in acting in any fair, canonical, and Christian manner, there are ample opportunities and manners for doing so. —  Stand Firm
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  1. As canonic + -al. Cf. Middle Latin canonicalis, pertaining to a canon, from canonicus, a canon or prebendary: see canon.
 

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