/ ˈpærədaɪm; NAmE / noun
1.
( formal or technical ) a typical example or pattern of sth :
a paradigm for students to copy
The war was a paradigm of the destructive side of human nature.
2.
( grammar ) a set of all the different forms of a word :
verb paradigms
► para·dig·mat·ic / ˌpærədɪgˈmætɪk; NAmE / adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent.: via late Latin from Greek paradeigma , from paradeiknunai show side by side, from para- beside + deiknunai to show.