I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌdig|mad.ik adjective
also par·a·dig·mat·i·cal -d.ə̇kəl
Etymology: Late Latin paradigmaticos, from Greek paradeigmatikos from paradeigmat-, paradeigma + -ikos -ic, -ical
1. : exemplary , typical
situation is … felt to be not unique but modeled on, or paradigmatic of old situations — Psychiatry
paradigmatic analysis of concepts such as space and inertia — Otto Neurath
a paradigmatic significance for the religious situation of modern man — M.S. Friedman
2.
a. : of or relating to a grammatical paradigm
a paradigmatic set of forms
b. : inflectional
• par·a·dig·mat·i·cal·ly -d.ə̇k(ə)lē adverb
II. adjective
1. : of or relating to the range of elements that may occupy a given position in a linguistic structure
2. : of or relating to a philosophical or theoretical paradigm