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Etymology
Established 1475-85 from LL. paradigma|paradīgma, from Gr. �α�άδειγμα (parádeigma, pattern). See pie|deik-.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�pær.�.daɪm/
audio|en-us-paradigm.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. An example serving as a model or pattern.

#* 2000, s:Estate of William F. Jenkins v. Paramount Pictures Corp.|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."

1. context|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.

1. A system of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality.

Derived terms
paradigmatic
paradigm shift

Translations
trans-top|model or example
Catalan: t-|ca|paradigma|m
Dutch: t+|nl|paradigma|n
Finnish: t+|fi|paradigma, ajatusmalli
French: paradigme m
German: Paradigma n
Hebrew: פ�ר������ (paradigma) f
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Icelandic: fyrirmynd f, viðmið n
Polish: paradygmat m
Portuguese: t+|pt|paradigma|m
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trans-top|grammatical inflections
Catalan: t-|ca|paradigma|m
Czech: vzor m
Dutch: t+|nl|paradigma|n
Finnish: t+|fi|paradigma, muotosarja
French: paradigme m
German: Paradigma n
Icelandic: beygingardæmi n
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Polish: paradygmat m
Portuguese: t+|pt|paradigma|m
Slovak: vzor m
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trans-top|way of thinking
Catalan: t-|ca|paradigma|m
Dutch: t+|nl|paradigma|n, denkkader
Finnish: t+|fi|paradigma, maailmankatsomus
French: paradigme m
Icelandic: hugarfar n
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Polish: paradygmat m
Russian: па�адигма (paradígma) f
Portuguese: t+|pt|paradigma|m
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trans-top|Translations to be categorized
ttbc|Slovak: t-|sk|paradigma|f (ideology)
ttbc|Spanish: t-|es|paradigma|m
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References
pedialite|Paradigm
R:American Heritage 2000|paradigm
R:Dictionary.com|paradigm
R:WordNet 2003|paradigm

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