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postcanonical

American  
[pohst-kuh-non-i-kuhl] / ˌpoʊst kəˈnɒn ɪ kəl /

adjective

  1. written at a later date than the books belonging to a canon, especially the Bible.

Etymology

Origin of postcanonical

First recorded in 1895–1900; post- + canonical

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