Pronunciation: ˌ dü-t ə -r ō -k ə - ' nä-ni-k ə l also ˌ dyü-
Function: adjective
Etymology: New Latin deuterocanonicus, from deuter- + Late Latin canonicus canonical
Date: 1684
: of, relating to, or constituting the books of Scripture contained in the Septuagint but not in the Hebrew canon