=> Subject: RE: [NF] You say tomayto, I say big ol' red thing => => On Monday, December 18, 2006 2:53 PM Whil Hentzen wrote: => => >But how to you say "Canonical"? => => http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Canonical => ca·non·i·cal /kəˈnɒnɪkəl/ Pronunciation Key - Show => Spelled Pronunciation[kuh-non-i-kuhl] Pronunciation Key - => Show IPA Pronunciation => –adjective Also, ca·non·ic. 1. pertaining to, established => by, or conforming to a canon or canons. => 2. included in the canon of the Bible. => 3. authorized; recognized; accepted: canonical works. => 4. Mathematics. (of an equation, coordinate, etc.) in => simplest or standard form. => 5. following the pattern of a musical canon. => 6. Linguistics. (of a form or pattern) characteristic, => general or basic: the canonical form of the past tense; a => canonical syllable pattern. => –noun 7. canonicals, garments prescribed by canon law for => clergy when officiating. => => David L. Crooks =>
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