Paradigmatic Definition

părə-dĭg-mătĭk
adjective
Of or relating to a paradigm.
American Heritage
Of or relating to the set of substitutional or oppositional relationships a linguistic unit has with other units, such as the relationship between (n) in not and other sounds that could be substituted for it in the same context, like (t) and (p). Together with the set of syntagmatic relations, paradigmatic relations describe the identity of a linguistic unit in a given language.
American Heritage
Related as members of a substitution class.
Wiktionary
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noun

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

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Other Word Forms of Paradigmatic

Noun

Singular:
paradigmatic
Plural:
paradigmatics

Origin of Paradigmatic

  • French paradigmatique from Greek paradeigmatikos serving as a model from paradeigma paradeigmat- example paradigm

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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