English noun: paradigm | |||
1. | paradigm systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word | ||
Broader (hypernym) | inflection, inflexion | ||
2. | paradigm (cognition) a standard or typical example | ||
Samples | He is the prototype of good breeding. He provided America with an image of the good father. | ||
Synonyms | epitome, image, prototype | ||
Broader (hypernym) | example, model | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | concentrate, imago | ||
3. | paradigm (communication) 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) | ||
Synonyms | substitution class | ||
Broader (hypernym) | category, class, family | ||
4. | paradigm (cognition) the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time | ||
Samples | He framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | perspective, position, view | ||