PARADIGMATIC

paradigmatic

(adjective) related as members of a substitution class; “paradigmatic word associations”

paradigmatic

(adjective) of or relating to a typical example; “paradigmatic learning”

paradigmatic

(adjective) of or relating to a grammatical paradigm; “paradigmatic inflection”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

paradigmatic (comparative more paradigmatic, superlative most paradigmatic)

Of or pertaining to a paradigm.

(philosophy) Related as members of a substitution class.

(obsolete) Exemplary.

Noun

paradigmatic (plural paradigmatics)

(historical, religion) A writer of memoirs of religious persons, as examples of Christian excellence.

Source: Wiktionary


Par`a*dig*mat"ic, Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: Exemplary.

– Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.]

Par`a*dig*mat"ic, n. (Eccl. Hist.)

Definition: A writer of memoirs of religious persona, as examples of Christian excellence.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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