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Definition of canonical form noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

canonical form

noun

/kəˈnɒnɪkl fɔːm/

/kəˈnɑːnɪkl fɔːrm/

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the most basic form of a grammatical structure or expression, for example the infinitive in the case of a verb

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