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1. (n.) paradigm
a set of all the inflected forms of a word based on a single stem or root, as
boy, boy's, boys, boys'.
2. paradigm
an example serving as a model; pattern:
a paradigm of virtue.
Etymology: (1475–85; < LL paradīgma < Gk parádeigma pattern; <paradeiknýnai to show side by side =para-para -1+deiknýnai to show)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) paradigm
systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word
2. (noun) prototype, paradigm, epitome, image
a standard or typical example
"he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"
3. (noun) substitution class, paradigm
the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)
4. (noun) paradigm
the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time
"he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"
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1. (noun) Paradigm
an example; a model; a pattern
2. (noun) Paradigm
an example of a conjugation or declension, showing a word in all its different forms of inflection
3. (noun) Paradigm
an illustration, as by a parable or fable
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