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1. (adj.) paradigmatic
of or pertaining to a paradigm.
2. paradigmatic
pertaining to or being a relationship among linguistic elements that can substitute for each other in a given context, as the relationship of sun in The sun is shining to other nouns that could substitute for it, as star or light.
Etymology: (1615–25; paradise+-aic + -al1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) paradigmatic
of or relating to a grammatical paradigm
"paradigmatic inflection"
2. (adj) paradigmatic
of or relating to a typical example
"paradigmatic learning"
3. (adj) paradigmatic
related as members of a substitution class
"paradigmatic word associations"
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| Definition of 'paradigmatic' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) paradigmatic
alt. of Paradigmatical
2. (noun) paradigmatic
a writer of memoirs of religious persons, as examples of Christian excellence
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