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canonical
[ kuh-non-i-kuhl ]
adjective
- relating to, established by, or conforming to a canon or canons
- included in the canon of the Bible.
- authorized; recognized; accepted:
canonical works.
- Mathematics. (of an equation, coordinate, etc.) in simplest or standard form.
- following the pattern of a musical canon.
- Linguistics. (of a form or pattern) characteristic, general or basic:
the canonical form of the past tense;
a canonical syllable pattern.
noun
- canonicals, garments prescribed by canon law for clergy when officiating.
canonical
/ kəˈnɒnɪkəl /
adjective
- belonging to or included in a canon of sacred or other officially recognized writings
- belonging to or in conformity with canon law
- according to recognized law; accepted
- music in the form of a canon
- of or relating to a cathedral chapter
- of or relating to a canon (clergyman)
Derived Forms
- caˈnonically, adverb
Other Words From
- ca·noni·cal·ly adverb
- super·ca·noni·cal adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of canonical1
Example Sentences
The first “Eyes,” which premiered on PBS in 1987, was created by Henry Hampton and is a canonical work of not just the civil rights movement but also the docuseries format.
Of course, the one hiccup in this is that there have been multiple seasons of canonical comics since the show went off the air in 2003.
Will music begin to see more “lost” projects or canonical recordings revisited and altered, now up for new Grammy acclaim?
She doesn’t mind seeing the canonical quotes passed around every time Santa Anas and fires flare up, “because I’m a Californian,” she joked.
You will walk away with a clear definition of what — and isn’t — yacht rock, and a deep familiarity with the canonical works of the genre.
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