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canonical
/kə.ˈnɒn.ɪ.kl̩/
noun
The formal robes of a priest.
A URL presented in canonical form.
adjective
Present in a canon, religious or otherwise.
According to recognised or orthodox rules.
"The men played golf in the most canonical way, with no local rules."
Stated or used in the most basic and straightforwardly applicable manner.
"the reduction of a linear substitution to its canonical form"
Synonymsnatural
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