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Paradigm definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PARADIGM, n. par'adim. [Gr. example, to show.] An example; a model. In grammar, an example of a verb conjugated in the several modes, tenses and persons.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word
2: a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father" [syn: prototype, paradigm, epitome, image]
3: 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) [syn: substitution class, paradigm]
4: the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Late Latin paradigma, from Greek paradeigma, from paradeiknynai to show side by side, from para- + deiknynai to show — more at diction Date: 15th century 1. example, pattern; especially an outstandingly clear or typical example or archetype 2. an example of a conjugation or declension showing a word in all its inflectional forms 3. a philosophical and theoretical framework of a scientific school or discipline within which theories, laws, and generalizations and the experiments performed in support of them are formulated; broadly a philosophical or theoretical framework of any kind • paradigmatic adjective • paradigmatically adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. an example or pattern, esp. a representative set of the inflections of a noun, verb, etc. Derivatives: paradigmatic adj. paradigmatically adv. Etymology: LL paradigma f. Gk paradeigma f. paradeiknumi show side by side (as PARA-(1), deiknumi show)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Paradigm Par"a*digm, n. [F. paradigme, L. paradigma, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to show by the side of, to set up as an example; ? beside + ? to show. See Para-, and Diction.] 1. An example; a model; a pattern. [R.] ``The paradigms and patterns of all things.'' --Cudworth. 2. (Gram.) An example of a conjugation or declension, showing a word in all its different forms of inflection. 3. (Rhet.) An illustration, as by a parable or fable.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(paradigms) 1. A paradigm is a model for something which explains it or shows how it can be produced. (FORMAL) ...a new paradigm of production. N-VAR: usu with supp 2. A paradigm is a clear and typical example of something. (FORMAL) He had become the paradigm of the successful man. N-COUNT: usu with supp

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Example, model.

Moby Thesaurus

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