canonically
Americanadverb
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according to or in conformity with what is generally recognized or accepted.
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according to, as part of, or in conformity with a canon, or an established body of texts, films, laws, etc.
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Linguistics. according to the basic, most general or characteristic form or pattern.
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The highlights of the early cases are canonically familiar: the blasted monochrome landscapes of C.R.W.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Who’s to say that there aren’t other people from other places, from other continents who deserve to be considered canonically among the best music ever made?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2025
The Jesuits inaugurated the center in 1993 and are linked to it canonically as a public association of the faithful.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 23, 2023
A new “Scooby-Doo” movie has put to rest decades of fan speculation by confirming that Velma Dinkley is canonically a lesbian.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2022
In this brief the See is described as vacated by the demise of "Thomas, last Bishop of the canonically united Dioceses of Down and Connor".
From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, March 1865 by Various
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