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Definition of Paradigm

1. Noun. Systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word.

2. Noun. A standard or typical example. "He provided America with an image of the good father"

3. Noun. 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. The generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time. "He framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"

Definition of Paradigm

1. n. An example; a model; a pattern.

Definition of Paradigm

1. Noun. An example serving as a model or pattern; a template. ¹

2. Noun. (linguistics) A set of all forms which contain a common element, especially the set of all inflectional forms of a word or a particular grammatical category. ¹

3. Noun. A system of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality. ¹

4. Noun. A conceptual framework—an established thought process. ¹

5. Noun. A way of thinking which can occasionally lead to misleading predispositions; a prejudice. A route of mental efficiency which has presumably been verified by affirmative results/predictions. ¹

6. Noun. A philosophy consisting of ‘top-bottom’ ideas (namely biases which could possibly make the practitioner susceptible to the ‘confirmation bias’). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Paradigm

1. a pattern or example [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paradigm

paradentosis parader paraders parades parades of horribles paradiastole paradiastoles paradichlorobenzene paradichlorobenzenes paradiddle

paradiddle-diddle paradiddle-diddles paradiddles paradidymal paradigm (current term) paradigm shift paradigma paradigmata paradigmatic paradigmatically

paradigmaticism paradigmaticisms paradigmatics paradigmatize paradigmatized paradigmatizes paradigmatizing paradigms parading

Literary usage of Paradigm

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Toda Grammar and Texts by Murray Barnson Emeneau (1984)
"The form o'y0 might be related to such a paradigm, and there is still doubt. ... Tenseless paradigm. The song language has many instances of a paradigm ..."

2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Flesch 1964, Reader's Digest 1983, Janis 1984, and Barzun 1985 all note that paradigm has become a popular jargon word. These commentators were not the only ..."

3. A Greek Grammar for the Use of High Schools & Universities by Philipp Buttmann (1839)
"Я. In order however not to carry this principle too far, we have inserted in the paradigm of it'л TOI, only those forms which nre justified hy the analogy ..."

4. A Grammar Containing the Etymology and Syntax of the English Language: For by William Swinton (1877)
"The paradigm of the English verb given in this book (as exemplified in the ... Though the received paradigm is not wholly satisfactory, it is probably as ..."

5. A Grammar Containing the Etymology and Syntax of the English Language: For by William Swinton (1885)
"The paradigm of the English verb given in this book (as exemplified in the ... Though the received paradigm is not wholly satisfactory, it is probably as ..."

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