canonical C2+ Topic:The Human Body US /kəˈnɑnɪkəl/ UK /kəˈnɒnɪkəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj conforming to an accepted rule, standard, or authoritative body of texts Scholars debated whether the letter belonged to the canonical scriptures. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · conforming to an accepted... authoritativestandardorthodoxacceptedofficialsanctioned ↔ Opposites apocryphalheterodoxunorthodoxnoncanonical Word family Derived forms canonicallycanonicality Related forms canoncanoniccanonize Etymology AI details From Late Latin canonicalis, from canonicus ('according to rule'), from Latin canōn ('rule'), from Ancient Greek kanōn ('measuring rod, standard'). canonicus Latin kanōn Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # canonical **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /kəˈnɑnɪkəl/ **IPA (UK):** /kəˈnɒnɪkəl/ ## Meanings 1. conforming to an accepted rule, standard, or authoritative body of texts ## Examples - Scholars debated whether the letter belonged to the canonical scriptures. ## Synonyms - authoritative - standard - orthodox - accepted - official - sanctioned ## Antonyms - apocryphal - heterodox - unorthodox - noncanonical ## Derived Forms - canonically - canonicality ## Related Forms - canon - canonic - canonize ## Roots and Affixes - Root: canonicus - Root: kanōn ## Etymology From Late Latin canonicalis, from canonicus ('according to rule'), from Latin canōn ('rule'), from Ancient Greek kanōn ('measuring rod, standard'). ## AI Etymology Canonical is from Late Latin canonicalis, from canonicus ('according to rule'), from Latin canōn ('rule'), from Ancient Greek kanōn ('measuring rod, standard'). Important recorded forms include canonicus (Latin) and kanōn (Ancient Greek). The current sense covers conforming to an accepted rule, standard, or authoritative body of texts. The wider family includes derived forms such as canonically and canonicality and related words such as canon, canonic, and canonize. ## Topics - The Human Body - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown