Dictionary Check: paradigm
"paradigm" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word
noun
a standard or typical example
Example:
"he is the prototype of good breeding"
noun
the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)
noun
the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time
Example:
"he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"
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