Words · Common
paradigm
/ˈpɛɹəˌdaɪm/ · 8 letters · 7 distinct letters
- noun
systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word
- noun
a standard or typical example
he is the prototype of good breeding
- 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)
- noun
the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time
he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm