Etymology : Late Latin paradigma, from Greek paradeigma, from paradeiknynai to show side by side, from para- + deiknynai to show; more at DICTION
Pronunciation : par-&-"dIm
also -"d
Function : noun
Date : 15th century
1. model, ideal; mold, form; example, pattern. paradigm\par"a*digm\ , n. [f. paradigme, l. paradigma, fr. gr. , fr. to show by the side of, to set up as an example; beside + to show. see:
para-, and diction.].
2. an example; a model; a pattern. [r.] "the paradigms and patterns of all things." .
3. (gram.) an example of a conjugation or declension, showing a word in all its different forms of inflection.
4. (rhet.) an illustration, as by a parable or fable. [paradigm n.
5. systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word.
6. a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided america with an image of the good father" [syn: prototype, epitome, image].
7. 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) [syn: substitution class ].
8. the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm".
9. An example; a model; a pattern.
10. An example of a conjugation or declension, showing a word in all its different forms of inflection.
11. An illustration, as by a parable or fable. the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm" systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word.
12. 1. A paradigm is a model for something which explains it or shows how it can be produced. a new paradigm of production.
13. A paradigm is a clear and typical example of something. He had become the paradigm of the successful man.
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