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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnon canonique
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nɔ̃ kanɔnik
"Ce texte ancien est considéré comme non canonique par l'église."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not contained in or forming part of an officially recognized list or canon of sacred books, literary works, or established authorities.
"Scholars discovered several noncanonical gospels among the ancient papyri." - 2
Not conforming to a general rule, standard model, or orthodox procedure in a given field.
"The theoretical physicist proposed a noncanonical approach to solving the quantum entanglement problem."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix non- (from Latin non 'not') combined with canonical, originating from Late Latin canonicus, from Ancient Greek kanonikós (from kanōn 'rule or standard'). The term emerged in ecclesiastical and literary contexts to describe texts, doctrines, or works excluded from an officially accepted authority or canon.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Noncanonical" is said worldwide
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non canonique
Transliteration: nɔ̃ kanɔnik
"Ce texte ancien est considéré comme non canonique par l'église."
nichtkanonisch
Transliteration: nɪçtkaˈnoːnɪʃ
"Einige Schriften blieben in dieser Tradition nichtkanonisch."
non canonico
Transliteration: non kaˈnɔːniko
"Il romanzo esplora idee filosofiche in un contesto non canonico."
no canónico
Transliteration: no kaˈnoniko
"El autor incluyó referencias a varios mitos no canónicos."
não canônico
Transliteration: nɐ̃w kɐˈnɔniku
"Esta história em quadrinhos apresenta um enredo não canônico."
गैर-प्रामाणिक
Transliteration: gair-pramaanik
"यह ग्रंथ धार्मिक परंपरा में गैर-प्रामाणिक माना जाता है।"
非正统的
Transliteration: fēi zhèng tǒng de
"这部小说引用了许多非正统的历史传说。"
비정경의
Transliteration: bijeong-gyeong-ui
"그 문헌은 초기 기독교의 비정경으로 분류된다."
非典拠の
Transliteration: hitenkyo no
"その作品群はシリーズの非正典的な外伝である。"
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