canonically

kəˈnɒnɪkli

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Definition of canonically - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

tradition

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according to traditional or standard norms

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The story was canonically told in the original style.

conventionally

traditionally

relating to canon

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in a way that relates to a canon of texts or laws

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The texts were canonically significant for the study..

authoritatively

legally

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Origin of canonically

Latin, 'canonicus' (according to rule)

Examples of canonically in a sentence

Canonically, the character is portrayed as a hero.
The laws were canonically interpreted by the court.
The novel is canonically part of the literary canon.

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French:canoniquement, selon le canon, ...
German:traditionell, nach dem Kanon, ...
Italian:tradizionalmente, secondo il canone, ...
Spanish:canónicamente, según el canon, ...
Portuguese:canonicamente, de forma canônica, ...
Chinese:传统上, 按照教规, ...
Japanese:伝統的に, 正典的に, ...
Arabic:بِشَكل تَقليدي, بِشَكْلٍ مَعْتَمَد, ...
Hebrew:בְּאוֹפֶן קָנוֹנִי, לְפִי הַקָּנוֹן, ...
Russian:канонически, согласно канону, ...
Ukrainian:канонічно, згідно з каноном, ...
Hindi:पारंपरिक रूप से, धार्मिक रूप से, ...
Bengali:প্রথাগতভাবে, ধর্মীয় বিধি অনুযায়ী, ...
Catalan:canònicament, segons el cànon, ...
Czech:kanonicky, ...
Danish:traditionelt, i henhold til kanon, ...
Dutch:traditioneel, canoniek, ...
Greek:παραδοσιακά, σύμφωνα με τον κανόνα, ...
Hungarian:hagyományosan, kánonilag, ...
Khmer:តាមបែបប្រពៃណី, តាមបញ្ញត្តិសាសនា, ...
Korean:전통적으로, 정경적으로, ...
Persian:سنتی, به طور قانونی, ...
Polish:kanonicznie, ...
Portuguese (BR):tradicionalmente, canonicamente, ...
Romanian:conform tradiției, canonic, ...
Swedish:traditionellt, enligt kanon, ...
Thai:ตามมาตรฐาน, ตามหลักศาสนา, ...
Turkish:geleneksel olarak, kanonik olarak, ...
Vietnamese:theo cách truyền thống, theo quy tắc, ...

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