Associations to the word «Canonic»

Wiktionary

CANONIC, adjective. Canonical

Dictionary definition

CANONIC, adjective. Appearing in a biblical canon; "a canonical book of the Christian New Testament".
CANONIC, adjective. Of or relating to or required by canon law.
CANONIC, adjective. Reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern".
CANONIC, adjective. Conforming to orthodox or recognized rules; "the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing"- Sinclair Lewis.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky