par|a|digm

par|a|digm
par|a|digm «PAR uh dihm, -dym», noun.
1. a pattern; example: »

Sir John is impeccable, a paradigm of the gentleman soldier (Harper's).

2. Grammar. a) an example, such as of a noun, verb, or pronoun, in all its inflections. b) the set of inflectional forms for a word or class of words: »

The final step in morphology is the establishment of paradigms, which can be viewed as sets of grammatical suffixes (Harold B. Allen).

[< Latin paradigma < Greek parádeigma, -matos pattern, ultimately < para- side by side + deiknýnai to show, point out]

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  • par — par·ti striped; par·ti·ta; par·tite; par·ti·tion·al; par·ti·tioned; par·ti·tion·er; par·ti·tion·ing; par·ti·tion·ist; par·ti·tive·ly; par·ti·tur; par·ti·ver·sal; par·trick; par·tu·la; par·tu·ri·fa·cient; par·tu·ri·tion; par·ty·ism; par·u·la;… …   English syllables

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  • paradigm — par|a|digm [ˈpærədaım] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Late Latin; Origin: paradigma, from Greek paradeigma, from paradeiknynai to show side by side ] 1.) technical a model or example that shows how something works or is produced paradigm of ▪ the basic… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • paradigm — par|a|digm [ perə,daım ] noun count 1. ) FORMAL a set of ideas that are used for understanding or explaining something, especially in a particular subject: a cultural/scientific paradigm 2. ) FORMAL a typical example or model of something:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • paradigm — par•a•digm [[t]ˈpær əˌdaɪm, dɪm[/t]] n. 1) gram. a set of all the inflected forms of a word based on a single stem or root, as boy, boy s, boys, boys [/ex] 2) cvb an example serving as a model; pattern: a paradigm of virtue[/ex] • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • Paradigm — Par a*digm, n. [F. paradigme, L. paradigma, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to show by the side of, to set up as an example; para beside + ? to show. See {Para }, and {Diction}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An example; a model; a pattern. [R.] The paradigms and patterns… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • paradigm — par‧a‧digm [ˈpærədaɪm] noun [countable] formal a good example of how a product, system etc can work or be produced: paradigm of/​for • J.J. s success in building Tylenol into a best seller has become a paradigm of consumer drug marketing.… …   Financial and business terms

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