noncanonical

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adjective

Not canonical.

Similar
non-canonicuncanonicuncanonical
OriginEnglish canonical ← Middle English non- ← Old English nān- →
RareFirst used 17th c.Scrabble 16
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Meanings

adjectivenoncanonical (not comparable)

alternative non-canonical

  1. not comparableNot canonical.First known use 17th c.

    Synonyms: non-canonic, uncanonic, uncanonical

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot canonical.

Similar
non-canonicuncanonicuncanonical
Also see
non-canonnon-canonicuncanonical

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Englishcanonical
  15. Englishnoncanonical

From non- + canonical.

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Cite this entry
APA

noncanonical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncanonical

MLA

“noncanonical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncanonical. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noncanonical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncanonical.

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