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ca·non·i·cal  audio  (k-nn-kl) KEY  also ca·non·ic  (-k) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Of, relating to, or required by canon law.
  2. Of or appearing in the biblical canon.
  3. Conforming to orthodox or well-established rules or patterns, as of procedure.
  4. Of or belonging to a cathedral chapter.
  5. Of or relating to a literary canon: a canonical writer like Keats.
  6. Music Having the form of a canon.


OTHER FORMS:
ca·noni·cal·ly(Adverb), canon·ici·ty  (kn-ns-t) KEY (Noun)


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