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extracanonical

extracanonical adjective: outside of canon.

Adjective

extracanonical (not comparable)

  1. Outside of canon.
    • an extracanonical gospel

Origin of extracanonical

From extra- + canonical.

Questions about extracanonical

What does extracanonical mean?
Extracanonical means outside of canon.
What part of speech is extracanonical?
Extracanonical is an adjective.

Words near extracanonical in the dictionary

  1. extracalendrical
  2. extracallosal
  3. extracameral
  4. extracampine
  5. extracanalicular
  6. extracanonical
  7. extracapillary
  8. extracapsidular
  9. extracapsular
  10. extracapsularly
  11. extracardiac

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