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paradigm
('p/&/r/@/d/aI/m )

noun (n)

  • systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word(noun.linkdef)
    source: wordnet30
  • a standard or typical example(noun.cognition)
    source: wordnet30
  • 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)(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    He framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm.
    source: wordnet30
  • An example; a model; a pattern.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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