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For the Greeks, there was no single canonical version of creation, but a number of overlapping stories.
Neil MacGregor

Meaning of "canonical" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CANONICAL

canonical  [kəˈnɒnɪkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CANONICAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Canonical is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CANONICAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Canonical

Canonical is the adjective for canon, literally a 'rule', and has come to mean also 'standard', 'archetypal', 'typical', or 'unique distinguished exemplar'. See the page canon for most uses of 'canonical' in law, canon law, religion, literature, etc. Canonical may refer to...

Definition of canonical in the English dictionary

The first definition of canonical in the dictionary is belonging to or included in a canon of sacred or other officially recognized writings. Other definition of canonical is belonging to or in conformity with canon law. Canonical is also according to recognized law; accepted.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CANONICAL


acronical
əˈkrɒnɪkəl
chronical
ˈkrɒnɪkəl
chronicle
ˈkrɒnɪkəl
conical
ˈkɒnɪkəl
cyclonical
saɪˈklɒnɪkəl
demonical
dɪˈmɒnɪkəl
extracanonical
ˌɛkstrəkəˈnɒnɪkəl
geoponical
ˌdʒiːəʊˈpɒnɪkəl
gnomonical
nəʊˈmɒnɪkəl
harmonical
hɑːˈmɒnɪkəl
hegemonical
ˌhɛɡəˈmɒnɪkəl
histrionical
ˌhɪstrɪˈɒnɪkəl
iconical
aɪˈkɒnɪkəl
inharmonical
ˌɪnhɑːˈmɒnɪkəl
ironical
aɪˈrɒnɪkəl
obconical
ɒbˈkɒnɪkəl
parsonical
pɑːˈsɒnɪkəl
sardonical
sɑːˈdɒnɪkəl
tautophonical
ˌtɔːtəʊˈfɒnɪkəl
uncanonical
ˌʌnkəˈnɒnɪkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CANONICAL

canon
canon cancrizans
canon law
canon regular
canoness
canonic
canonical hour
canonical hours
canonically
canonicals
canonicate
canonicity
canonisation
canonise
canoniser
canonist
canonistic
canonization
canonize
canonizer

WORDS THAT END LIKE CANONICAL

arsenical
biomechanical
botanical
chemical
clinical
cynical
dominical
ecumenical
electromechanical
electrotechnical
ethnical
ethnobotanical
geotechnical
mechanical
nonclinical
photomechanical
preclinical
subclinical
technical
tyrannical
Xenical

Synonyms and antonyms of canonical in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CANONICAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «canonical» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of canonical

Translation of «canonical» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CANONICAL

Find out the translation of canonical to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of canonical from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «canonical» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

规范
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

canónica
570 millions of speakers

English

canonical
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विहित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكنسي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

канонический
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

canônica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আনুশাসনিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

canonique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kanonikal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kanonisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

標準的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정규
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Canonical
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kinh điển
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நியமன
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अधिकृत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

standart
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

canonico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kanoniczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

канонічний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

canonic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κανονική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kanoniese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kanoniska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kanoniske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of canonical

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CANONICAL»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CANONICAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about canonical

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2 QUOTES WITH «CANONICAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word canonical.
1
Hari Kunzru
These days we're all hyper-aware of the canonical way in which stories are supposed to play out - people are taught all about three-act scripting and where to put the reversal and all of that - and I think we can do more interesting narratives.
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Neil MacGregor
For the Greeks, there was no single canonical version of creation, but a number of overlapping stories.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CANONICAL»

Discover the use of canonical in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to canonical and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Canonical Correlation Analysis: Uses and Interpretation
This volume explains the basic features of this sophisticated technique in an essentially non-mathematical introduction that presents numerous examples.
Bruce Thompson, 1984
2
Canonical Collections of the Early Middle Ages (ca. ...
This bibliographical guide presents manuscripts and literature in canonical collections, arranged chronologically according to the Early Medieval, Carolingian and Gregorian Reform periods.
Lotte Kéry, 1999
3
Old Testament Theology in a Canonical Context
In this important work, Child's thesis is that a canonical approach to the scriptures of the Old Testament opens up new possibilities for exploring the theological dimensions of the biblical text.
Brevard S. Childs
4
Canonical Gravity and Applications: Cosmology, Black Holes, ...
Ideal for both graduate students and researchers, this book provides a link between standard introductions to general relativity and advanced expositions of black hole physics, theoretical cosmology or quantum gravity.
Martin Bojowald, 2010
5
Canonical Theism: A Proposal for Theology and the Church
Ambitious in its scope and agenda, Canonical Theism offers insights that will enable readers to discover anew the faith that has nourished converts, created saints, and upheld martyrs across the years. Book jacket.
William J. Abraham, Jason E. Vickers, Natalie B. Van Kirk, 2008
6
Encyclopedia of the Canonical Ḥadīth
An encyclopedic work on Islam with English translations. This book presents a sourcebook of the development of Islam in its various facets during the first three centuries since its foundation.
G. H. A. Juynboll, 2007
7
Ten Canonical Buildings: 1950-2000
Peter Eisenman, renowned for his own controversial and influential body of work, looks at ten leading architects of the twentieth century and their theoretical positions, technological innovations, and design contributions.
Peter Eisenman, Ariane Lourie, 2008
8
A State Space Approach to Canonical Factorization with ...
The present book concentrates on canonical factorization and its applications. Together both books present a rich and far reaching update of the 1979 monograph, the first book in the OTAA series, written by the first three authors.
Harm Bart, Israel Gohberg, Marinus A. Kaashoek, 2011
9
Jordan Canonical Form: Application to Differential Equations
Jordan Canonical Form (JCF) is one of the most important, and useful, concepts in linear algebra. In this book we develop JCF and show how to apply it to solving systems of differential equations.
Steven H. Weintraub, 2008
10
Canonical Metrics in Kähler Geometry
Thismonographresultsfromtheauthor'slecturesattheETHduringtheSpring Semester of 1997, when he was presenting a Nachdiplom course on Kahler Einsteinmetricsincomplexdifferentialgeometry.
G. Tian, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CANONICAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term canonical is used in the context of the following news items.
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Canonical and Lenovo to Start Shipping Ubuntu-Powered Laptops …
Canonical has numerous hardware partners around the world, and Lenovo is one of them. The two companies are now planning to release ... «Softpedia News, Jul 15»
2
Moscow Patriarchate tells OSCE about persecutions of canonical
Moscow, July 7, Interfax - The deputy chairman of the Synodal Department for Church-Society Relations, Priest Roman Bogdasarov, has called ... «Interfax-Religion, Jul 15»
3
Ouster of Kubuntu founder leaves its future in doubt
The UCC's members are nominated by Canonical head Mark Shuttleworth and approved by Ubuntu's members, and Shuttleworth himself ... «Network World, Jul 15»
4
SurveyMonkey Names William Veghte Chief Executive
... customer and driver feedback that Uber, the on-demand car service, uses as a “canonical example” of how businesses will work in the future. «New York Times, Jul 15»
5
Suspended Stocks and Go-Karting Lawyers
Yesterday I applauded the Chinese government's stock stabilization measures, which took the canonical form of (1) mandating buying and (2) ... «Bloomberg View, Jul 15»
6
El Nino tracks path of most intense event as bureau expects further …
Unlike the last few El Ninos, the eastern Pacific is particularly warm, much like the "canonical" events of 1982-83 and 1997-98, Lynette Bettio, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
7
America's Orthodox Archbishops: Supreme Court Has Overstepped …
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America is a bishops' assembly that is made up of all the active, canonical ... «The Pappas Post, Jul 15»
8
Second Opinion: The Catholic hierarchy still doesn't get child abuse
When gathering evidence during the canonical inquiry in 1975 he ought to have known that children were at risk of serious harm. Swearing ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
9
Canonical Closes Vulnerability That Allows Installation of Altered …
Canonical has published details in a security notice about an unattended-upgrades vulnerability that has been identified and fixed in Ubuntu ... «Softpedia News, Jul 15»
10
Canonical Names at Auction
When high-quality works by these canonical names do occasionally appear for sale, they can fetch spectacular prices. Photo. Henry Moore's ... «New York Times, Jun 15»

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