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paradigm - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'paradigm' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Paradigm [ n.]
- An example; a model; a pattern.
- An example of a conjugation or declension, showing a word in all its different forms of inflection.
- An illustration, as by a parable or fable.

Meaning of 'paradigm' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . paradigm [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time
Example in sentence:
  • he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm
Meaning (2):
- a standard or typical example
Example in sentence:
  • he is the prototype of good breeding;
  • he provided America with an image of the good father