A term used to describe a polyphonic style of music in which all the parts have the same melody but which start at different times
conforming to orthodox or recognized rules; "the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing"- Sinclair Lewis of or relating to or required by canon law appearing in a Biblical canon; "a canonical book of the Christian New Testament
Of or pertaining to a canon; established by, or according to a , canon or canons