PARADIGMS

Noun

paradigms

plural of paradigm

Source: Wiktionary


PARADIGM

Par"a*digm, n. Etym: [F. paradigme, L. paradigma, fr. Gr. Para-, and Diction.]

1. An example; a model; a pattern. [R.] "The paradigms and patterns of all things." Cudworth.

2. (Gram.)

Definition: An example of a conjugation or declension, showing a word in all its different forms of inflection.

3. (Rhet.)

Definition: An illustration, as by a parable or fable.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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