adj.
Pronunciation: -ni-k ə l
Function: adjective
Date: 15th century
1 : of, relating to, or forming a canon
2 : conforming to a general rule or acceptable procedure : ORTHODOX
3 : of or relating to a clergyman who is a canon
4 : reduced to the canonical form <a canonical matrix>
– ca · non · i · cal · ly \ -k( ə -)l ē \ adverb