canonic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kəˈnɑnɪk/ UK /kəˈnɒnɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
conforming to a canon or accepted rule; canonical

The scholar argued over which texts held canonic authority.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · conforming to a canon or... canonical standard orthodox authoritative accepted

Opposites

apocryphal heterodoxnoncanonical

Word family

Derived forms canonically

Related forms canon canonical canonize

Etymology

From Late Latin canonicus ('according to rule'), from Latin canōn ('rule, standard'), from Ancient Greek kanōn ('measuring rod, rule').

canonicus Latin kanōn Ancient Greek

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# canonic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /kəˈnɑnɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /kəˈnɒnɪk/

## Meanings
1. conforming to a canon or accepted rule; canonical

## Examples
- The scholar argued over which texts held canonic authority.

## Synonyms
- canonical
- standard
- orthodox
- authoritative
- accepted

## Antonyms
- apocryphal
- heterodox
- noncanonical

## Derived Forms
- canonically

## Related Forms
- canon
- canonical
- canonize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: canonicus
- Root: kanōn

## Etymology
From Late Latin canonicus ('according to rule'), from Latin canōn ('rule, standard'), from Ancient Greek kanōn ('measuring rod, rule').

## AI Etymology
Canonic comes from Late Latin canonicus ('according to rule'), from Latin canōn ('rule, standard'), from Ancient Greek kanōn ('measuring rod, rule'). The historical trail runs through canonicus in Latin and kanōn in Ancient Greek. Used as an adjective, canonic now means "conforming to a canon or accepted rule; canonical", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as canonically and related forms such as canon, canonical, and canonize. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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