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semicanonical

adj

Etymology

From semi- + canonical.

  1. derived from canōnicālis
  2. inherited from canonycal
  3. prefixed as semicanonical — “semi + canonical”

Definitions

  1. Having a status approaching canonical.

    • Based on some of the vast semicanonical narrative literature, we may note Ksemendra's collection of avadanas (qv) because the author was not a Buddhist [...]
    • Accorded a semicanonical status similar to that of the works of Bhai Gurdas, Nand Lal's Persian compositions (trans. Bawa 2006) are much simpler than the elaborately mannered Persian poetry favoured in the courtly circles [...]

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