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

Nearby Words:

par para para grass para nut para- parabanic parablast parablastic parable parabola

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OLI Paradigm
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