Canonical
/kəˈnɒnɪkəl/
Something that is canonical is officially accepted as the standard, correct, or most authoritative form in a particular field.
Examples
- They rejected the canonical interpretation of the law.
- This version of the manuscript is considered canonical by scholars.
- The theory has become canonical in modern physics.
- Her latest paper challenges several canonical assumptions in biology.
- The canonical texts of Shakespeare are studied in most literature courses.
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