Added to
Favorites
Sign Up
Log In
Introducing a cool
new way to learn!
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Word Dynamo
Quotes
Reference
Translator
Spanish
Related Searches
Canonical
Nearby Words
canoeman
canoewood
canola
canola oil
canon
canon bit
canon bone
canon city
canon law
canon lawyer
canon ship
canon-bit
canon-law
canon-lawyer
canon-ship
canonchet
canoncito
canoni'sation
canoni'zation
canonic
canonical
canonical age
canonical encod...
canonical ensem...
canonical hour
canonical name
canonical-age
canonical-hour
canonicate
canonicity
canonicus
canonisation
canonise
canonist
canonistic
canonistical
canonize
canonlike
canonry
canons re gular
canons re-gular
Synonyms
authoritative
approved
official
orthodox
received
legal
sound
MORE
canonicals
[
k
uh
-
non
-i-k
uh
l
]
Origin
ca·non·i·cal
/
kəˈnɒn
ɪ
kəl
/
Show Spelled
[
k
uh
-
non
-i-k
uh
l
]
Show IPA
adjective
Also,
ca·non·ic.
1.
pertaining to, established by, or conforming to a
canon
or
canons
.
2.
included in the
canon
of the Bible.
3.
authorized; recognized; accepted:
canonical works.
4.
Mathematics
.
(of an equation, coordinate, etc.) in simplest or standard form.
5.
following the pattern of a musical
canon
.
EXPAND
6.
Linguistics
.
(of a form or pattern) characteristic, general or basic:
the canonical form of the past tense; a canonical
syllable
pattern.
COLLAPSE
noun
7.
canonicals,
garments prescribed by
canon law
for clergy when officiating.
:10
:09
:08
:07
:06
:05
:04
:03
:02
:01
Canonicals
is always a great word to know.
So is
lollapalooza
. Does it mean:
So is
ort
. Does it mean:
So is
quincunx
. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Origin:
1150–1200;
Middle English
(<
Anglo-French
) <
Medieval Latin
canōnicālis,
equivalent to
canōnic
(
us
) (
see
canon
2
) +
-ālis
-al
1
Related forms
ca·non·i·cal·ly,
adverb
su·per·ca·non·i·cal,
adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To
canonicals
Collins
World English Dictionary
canonicals
(kəˈnɒnɪk
ə
lz)
—
pl n
the vestments worn by clergy when officiating
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
canonical
early 15c., from M.L. canonicalis, from canonicus, from Gk. kanonikos (see
canon
). Earlier was canonial (early 13c.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com
Searching for
canonicals
?
How many words do you actually know?
FIND OUT
Quote Of The Day
"For all the injustices in our past and our present, we have to believe that in the free exchange of ideas, justice will prevail over injustice, tolerance over intolerance and progress over reaction."
-Hillary Rodham Clinton
MORE
Partners:
Word
Bloglines
Citysearch
The Daily Beast
Ask Answers
Ask Kids
Life123
Sendori
Thesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright ©
2012
. All rights reserved.
About
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
API
Careers
Advertise with Us
Contact Us
Help
Please
Login
or
Sign Up
to use the Favorites feature
Please
Login
or
Sign Up
to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT
How many words do you know?
FIND OUT