PARADIGM
Scrabble letter values: P3A1R1A1D2I1G2M3 = 14
Definition
- noun systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word.
- noun a standard or typical example. — synonyms: prototype, epitome, image
- noun 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
- noun the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time.
Examples
- “he is the prototype of good breeding”
- “he provided America with an image of the good father”
- “he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm”