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paradigmatic

/ˌpæɹ.ə.dɪ(ɡ)ˈmæ.tɪk/ adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about paradigmatic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Of or relating to a grammatical paradigm.
    paradigmatic inflection
  2. Of or relating to a typical example.
    paradigmatic learning
  3. Related as members of a substitution class.
    paradigmatic word associations

Origin

From French paradigmatique, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰδειγμᾰτῐκός (părădeigmătĭkós).

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