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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
canonical /kəˈnɒnɪk(ə)l/

▶adjective

1 according to or ordered by canon law.

2 accepted as being accurate and authoritative.

3 relating to a cathedral chapter or a member of it.

▶noun (canonicals) the prescribed official dress of the clergy.

– derivatives
canonically adverb.

'canonical' also found in these Oxford entries:

book of hours - canonic - canonical hours - logion - Pali - prophet - sharia

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