canonical

 
  Grep  of  noun  canonical 
  canonical  hour 
 
  Overview  of  adj  canonical 
 
  The  adj  canonical  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  canonic,  canonical  --  (appearing  in  a  Biblical  canon;  "a  canonical  book  of  the  Christian  New  Testament") 
  2.  canonic,  canonical  --  (of  or  relating  to  or  required  by  canon  law) 
  3.  basic,  canonic,  canonical  --  (reduced  to  the  simplest  and  most  significant  form  possible  without  loss  of  generality;  "a  basic  story  line";  "a  canonical  syllable  pattern") 
  4.  canonic,  canonical,  sanctioned  --  (conforming  to  orthodox  or  recognized  rules  "the  drinking  of  cocktails  was  as  canonical  a  rite  as  the  mixing"-  Sinclair  Lewis) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  canonical 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  canonical 
 
  Sense  3 
  basic,  canonic,  canonical 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  standard)  ->  nonstandard 
 
  Sense  4 
  canonic,  canonical,  sanctioned 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  orthodox)  ->  unorthodox 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  canonical 
 
  4  senses  of  canonical 
 
  Sense  1 
  canonic,  canonical 
  Pertains  to  noun  canon  (Sense  1) 
  =>canon 
  =>  rule  prescript 
 
  Sense  2 
  canonic,  canonical 
  Pertains  to  noun  canon  law  (Sense  1) 
  =>canon  law,  ecclesiastical  law 
  =>  law,  jurisprudence 
 
  Sense  3 
  basic,  canonic,  canonical 
  =>  standard  (vs.  nonstandard) 
 
  Sense  4 
  canonic,  canonical,  sanctioned 
  =>  orthodox  (vs.  unorthodox) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  canonical 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  canonical 
 
  canonical  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  canonical 
  canonical 
 
  Overview  of  adj  canonical 
 
  The  adj  canonical  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  canonic,  canonical  --  (appearing  in  a  Biblical  canon;  "a  canonical  book  of  the  Christian  New  Testament") 
  2.  canonic,  canonical  --  (of  or  relating  to  or  required  by  canon  law) 
  3.  basic,  canonic,  canonical  --  (reduced  to  the  simplest  and  most  significant  form  possible  without  loss  of  generality;  "a  basic  story  line";  "a  canonical  syllable  pattern") 
  4.  canonic,  canonical,  sanctioned  --  (conforming  to  orthodox  or  recognized  rules  "the  drinking  of  cocktails  was  as  canonical  a  rite  as  the  mixing"-  Sinclair  Lewis) 

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