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canonical

/kəˈnɒnɪkl/adjective

उच्चारण कनॉनिकल

मानक, प्रामाणिक, स्वीकृत नियमों या श्रेष्ठ कृतियों से संबंधित

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adjective
  1. 1

    formal

    accepted as belonging to the group of the most important or highly regarded works, or as following accepted rules or standards

    मानक, प्रामाणिक, स्वीकृत नियमों या श्रेष्ठ कृतियों से संबंधित

    • Shakespeare and Milton are canonical authors in English literature.
    • the canonical form of the equation
    • The Mahabharata is a canonical text of Indian literature.
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    • Teachers often read the canonical works of the nineteenth century.
    • The software uses the canonical form of every address.

    Synonyms authoritative standard accepted

    Opposite unorthodox non-standard apocryphal

  2. 2

    connected with the laws of the Christian Church

    चर्च के नियमों से संबंधित

    • canonical law
    • Questions of divorce within the Church are decided by canonical law.
    • The bishop cited canonical rules in the dispute.
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    • Canonical hours are the set times of prayer in a monastery.
    • The church court studied the canonical law on the case.
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canon nouncanonize verb
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ca·non·i·cal

?Which word?

canon or cannon?

Canon (one n in the middle) is a rule or a list of accepted works, or a church official: 'the literary canon'. Cannon (double n) is a large gun: 'cannon fire'. Canonical comes from canon; a cannonball comes from cannon.

Canon (बीच में एक n) नियम या स्वीकृत कृतियों की सूची, या चर्च का अधिकारी है: 'the literary canon'। Cannon (दो n) बड़ी तोप है: 'cannon fire'। Canonical, canon से बना है; cannonball, cannon से।

The canon/cannon pair is a spelling item.

Canon और cannon का अंतर spelling में पूछा जाता है।

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The literary canon; canonical hours.

Literary canon (किसी लेखक की मान्य रचनाओं का संग्रह) और canonical hours (चर्च में प्रार्थना के निर्धारित समय) इस शब्द से जुड़े प्रयोग हैं।