paradigm
A pattern, a way of doing somethingA pattern, a way of doing something; especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.
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» Most people don't like the paradigm of your religion.
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Examples
10 sentencesMost people don't like the paradigm of your religion.
You just need time to adjust to the new paradigm.
deDu brauchst nur etwas Zeit, um dich an das neue Denkmuster zu gewöhnen. — Yorwba
A paradigm is something you think about before you think about it.
Meaning
3 sensesA pattern, a way of doing something; especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.
Near-synonyms: style, model, worldview
Thomas Kuhn's landmark “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions” got people talking about paradigm shifts, to the point the word itself now suggests an incomplete or biased perspective.
Paradigma, Weltanschauung, Bezugssystem
паради́гмаparadígma
A set of all forms which contain a common element, especially the set of all inflectional forms of a word or a particular grammatical category.
The paradigm of "to sing" is "sing, sang, sung". The verb "to ring" follows the same paradigm.
Paradigma, Flexionsmuster, Flexionsschema
паради́гмаparadígma
systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word
An example serving as the model for such a pattern; an exceptionally good or prototypical example of a pattern or group.
Near-synonyms: template, exemplar, archetype, poster child; see also Thesaurus:exemplar, Thesaurus:model
Beispiel, Musterbeispiel
паради́гмаparadígma, образе́цobrazéc, приме́рprimér
Origin
From Middle English paradygme, from Late Latin paradīgma, from Ancient Greek παράδειγμα (pFrom Middle English paradygme, from Late Latin paradīgma, from Ancient Greek παράδειγμα (parádeigma, “pattern”), from παραδείκνυμι (paradeíknumi, “I show [beside] or compare”) + -μα (-ma, suffix forming nouns concerning the results of actions). Doublet of paradigma.
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Forms
plural: paradigms / paradigmata| Singular | paradigm |
|---|---|
| Plural | paradigms / paradigmata |
regular
Synonyms
34 synonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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