PARADIGM


Meaning of PARADIGM in English

n. an example or pattern, esp. a representative set of the inflections of a noun, verb, etc. paradigmatic adj. paradigmatically adv.

[ LL paradigma f. Gk paradeigma f. paradeiknumi show side by side (as PARA-(1), deiknumi show) ]

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