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ˈparədʌɪm/
n.
- a typical example, pattern, or model of something.
- a world view underlying the theories and methodology of a scientific subject.
- Linguistics a set of items that form mutually exclusive choices in particular syntactic roles. Often contrasted with syntagm.
- Grammar a table of all the inflected forms of a word.
Derivative
- paradigmatic
/parədɪgˈmatɪk/
adj. - paradigmatically adv.
Etymology
C15: via late L. from Gk paradeigma, from paradeiknunai ‘show side by side’.