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canonical

/kəˈnɑ.nɪ.kəl/ adjective C2
  1. Present in a canon, religious or otherwise.
  2. According to recognised or orthodox rules. · The men played golf in the most canonical way, with no local rules.
  3. Stated or used in the most basic and straightforwardly applicable manner. · the reduction of a linear substitution to its canonical form
  4. Prototypical.
  5. In conformity with canon law.
  6. In the form of a canon.
  7. Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter.
  8. In canonical form.
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