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Paradigm - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Paradigm : (noun)
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, 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]
4: the generally accepted perspective of a particular
discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within
the psychoanalytic paradigm"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Paradigm |
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MLMPotOfGold: Like Yin and Yang, Love & Freedom are two sides of a duality in life. www.paradise-Paradigm.net |
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lacuenca: The Gradual Development Paradigm |
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Trhogan: @blackbeltncrazy All of this is new enough to create a Polite Paradigm. It will definitely weed out the Porn-Bots. |
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