English dictionary

paradigm

/'p/&/r/@/d/aI/m/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word

noun.linkdef

Source: WordNet 3.0
a standard or typical example

noun.cognition

Synonyms epitome image prototype

Source: WordNet 3.0
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.communication

Synonyms substitution class

Source: WordNet 3.0
the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time

noun.cognition

Examples
He framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm.

Source: WordNet 3.0
An example; a model; a pattern.

noun

Source: webster1913