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- pronunciation:
- per
daIm
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
an example, model, pattern, or the like.
Religions provide an ethical paradigm according to which one may lead one's life.- synonyms:
- example, model, pattern
- similar words:
- archetype, ideal, image, lead, mold, norm, picture, precedent, prototype, standard, type, yardstick
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definition 2: |
in grammar, an example of a conjugation or declension, listing all the inflected forms of a word.
The Spanish teacher wrote out the paradigm for verbs ending in "er," and the students practiced conjugating verbs according to it. |
related words: |
archetype, example, ideal, image, miniature, mold, precedent, type |
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derivations: |
paradigmatic (adj.), paradigmatically (adv.) |
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