Dictionary Definition!

4 results for: PARADIGM

[ Nearby Entries ] paradichlorobenzene
paradichlorobenzenes
paradiddle
paradiddles
paradidymal
paradidymis
paradigm PARADIGM PLUS
paradigm shift
paradigmatic
paradigmatical
paradigmatically
Paradigmatize
Paradigmatized
Paradigmatizing
paradigms
Paradigms of AI Prog…
parading
paradingly
paradipsia
Paradisaea or Lophor…
View results from: Dictionary | Thesaurus | Encyclopedia | All Reference | the Web

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
par·a·digm /ˈpærəˌdaɪm, -dɪm/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[par-uh-dahym, -dim] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. Grammar. a. a set of forms all of which contain a particular element, esp. the set of all inflected forms based on a single stem or theme.
b. a display in fixed arrangement of such a set, as boy, boy's, boys, boys'.

2. an example serving as a model; pattern.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Origin: 1475–85; < LL paradīgma < Gk parádeigma pattern (verbid of paradeiknýnai to show side by side), equiv. to para- para-1 + deik-, base of deiknýnai to show (see deictic) + -ma n. suffix]

—Synonyms 2. mold, standard; ideal, paragon, touchstone.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

Posted By: Martin Peters, Mar 6, 14:25:10