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Canonical

/kə.ˈnɒn.ɪ.kl̩/

The formal robes of a priest.

📖 Definitions of "Canonical"

noun
  1. 1

    The formal robes of a priest.

  2. 2

    A URL presented in canonical form.

adjective
  1. 1

    Present in a canon, religious or otherwise.

  2. 2

    According to recognised or orthodox rules.

    "The men played golf in the most canonical way, with no local rules."

  3. 3

    Stated or used in the most basic and straightforwardly applicable manner.

    "the reduction of a linear substitution to its canonical form"

  4. 4

    Prototypical.

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