Semicanonical

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a status approaching canonical. not-comparable

    "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 [...]"

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"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 [...]"

Etymology

From semi- + canonical.

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