paradigm

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 References

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative forms

• paradigma (chiefly archaic)

[edit] Etymology

Established 1475-85 from Late Latin paradīgma, from Ancient Greek παράδειγμα (paradeigma), “‘pattern’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpæɹ.ə.daɪm/, SAMPA: /"p{r.@.daIm/
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[edit] Noun

paradigm (plural paradigms)

1. An example serving as a model or pattern.
   • 2000, Estate of William F. Jenkins v. Paramount Pictures Corp.

     According to the Fourth Circuit, "Coca-Cola" is "the paradigm of a descriptive mark that has acquired secondary meaning."

2. (linguistics) A set of all forms which contain a common element, especially the set of all inflectional forms of a word or one of its grammatical category.
   • boy, boy’s, boys, boys’ is the paradigm of boy.
3. A system of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality.

[edit] Synonyms

• (example): exemplar
• (way of viewing reality): model, world view

[edit] Derived terms

• paradigmatic
• paradigm shift
• paradigmaticism

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• Paradigm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “paradigm” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
• “paradigm” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• “paradigm” in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.