canonic

1. 1.

   appearing in a biblical canon

   “a canonical book of the Christian New Testament”

   Synonymscanonical
2. 2.

   of or relating to or required by canon law

   Synonymscanonical
3. 3.

   reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality

   “a basic story line”

   “a canonical syllable pattern”

   Synonymsbasiccanonical

   Similarstandard
4. 4.

   conforming to orthodox or recognized rules

   “the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing”

   Synonymscanonicalsanctioned

   Similarorthodox

Questions about canonic

What does canonic mean?

canonic means "appearing in a biblical canon". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in canonic?

canonic has 3 syllables: ca-no-nic. The stress falls on "no". In IPA it is /kəˈnɑnək/.

What is another word for canonic?

Close synonyms include canonical, canonical, basic, canonical, canonical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is canonic a common word?

canonic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.