paradigm
- A pattern, a way of doing something; especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.
- An example serving as the model for such a pattern; an exceptionally good or prototypical example of a pattern or group.
- A set of all forms which contain a common element, especially the set of all inflectional forms of a word or a particular grammatical category.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpæɹ.ə.daɪm/
Etymology
Established 1475-85 from Late Latin paradīgma, from Ancient Greek παράδειγμα (parádeigma, “pattern”), from παραδείκνυμι (paradeíknumi, “I show [beside] or compare”) + -μα (-ma, suffix forming nouns concerning the results of actions).
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