Canonical and Proper

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Canonical

Canonical adjective - Conforming to orthodox or recognized rules.
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Proper and canonical are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Proper" instead an adjective "Canonical".
Nearby Words: canon, canonization, canonize

Proper

Proper adjective - Following the established traditions of refined society and good taste.
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Canonical and proper are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Canonical" instead an adjective "Proper".
Nearby Words: property, properly

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  • Coined by a sketch that was posted some time before she appeared in the comic proper, and even longer before she got a canonical name.
    Source: Fan Nickname / Web Comics
  • Webcomic / GastroPhobia First foreshadowed on two pages, then shown in the dubiously canonical "badder comics" interlude, before finally showing up in the comic proper.
    Source: Webcomic / GastroPhobia
  • The entire Castlevania series has double-dipped this trope on numerous proper names, and then made those mistranslations canonical.
    Source: Blind Idiot Translation / Video Games
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