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