canonical
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
appearing in a biblical canon
a canonical book of the Christian New Testament
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
of or relating to or required by canon law
Related & opposite
- canon law pertains to
Sense 3 adjective
reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
a basic story line
Related & opposite
- standard similar to
Sense 4 adjective
conforming to orthodox or recognized rules
the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing
Related & opposite
- orthodox similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | canon |
| 1 | pertains to | Related & opposite | canon |
| 2 | pertains to | Related & opposite | canon law |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | standard |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | orthodox |