paradigm

WOTD - 13 June 2006    

English

Alternative forms

• paradigma (chiefly archaic)

Etymology

Established 1475-85 from Late Latin paradīgma, from Ancient Greek παράδειγμα (paradeigma), “‘pattern’”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpæɹ.ə.daɪm/, SAMPA: /"p{r.@.daIm/
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Noun

Singular paradigm

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1. An example serving as a model or pattern.
   • 2000, Estate of William F. Jenkins v. Paramount Pictures Corp.

     According to the Fourth Circuit, "Coca-Cola" is "the paradigm of a descriptive mark that has acquired secondary meaning."

2. () A set of all forms which contain a common element, especially the set of all inflectional forms of a word or one of its grammatical category.
   • boy, boy’s, boys, boys’ is the paradigm of boy.
3. A system of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality.

Synonyms

• (example): exemplar
• (way of viewing reality): model, world view

Derived terms

• paradigmatic
• paradigm shift
• paradigmaticism

Translations

model or example

Catalan: paradigma ca(ca) m. Dutch: paradigma nl(nl) n. Finnish: paradigma fi(fi), ajatusmalli French: paradigme fr(fr) m. German: Paradigma de(de) n.

Hebrew: פאראדיגמה (paradigma) f. Icelandic: fyrirmynd f., viðmið n. Polish: paradygmat pl(pl) m. Portuguese: paradigma pt(pt) m.

grammatical inflections

Catalan: paradigma ca(ca) m. Czech: vzor cs(cs) m. Dutch: paradigma nl(nl) n. Finnish: paradigma fi(fi), muotosarja French: paradigme fr(fr) m.

German: Paradigma de(de) n. Icelandic: beygingardæmi n. Polish: paradygmat pl(pl) m. Portuguese: paradigma pt(pt) m. Slovak: vzor sk(sk) m.

way of thinking

Catalan: paradigma ca(ca) m. Czech: paradigma cs(cs) f. Dutch: paradigma nl(nl) n., denkkader Finnish: paradigma fi(fi), maailmankatsomus fi(fi) French: paradigme fr(fr) m.

Icelandic: hugarfar n. Polish: paradygmat pl(pl) m. Portuguese: paradigma pt(pt) m. Russian: парадигма ru(ru) (paradígma) f.

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Slovak: paradigma sk(sk) f. (ideology)

Spanish: paradigma es(es) m.

References

• Paradigm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “paradigm” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
• “paradigm” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• “paradigm” in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

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