Paradigmatic

//ˌpɛɹ.ə.dɪ(ɡ)ˈmæ.tɪk// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A writer of memoirs of religious persons, as examples of Christian excellence. historical
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to a paradigm.
  2. 2
    Related as members of a substitution class.
  3. 3
    Exemplary. obsolete
Adjective
  1. 1
    related as members of a substitution class wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to a typical example wordnet
  3. 3
    of or relating to a grammatical paradigm wordnet

Etymology

From French paradigmatique, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰδειγμᾰτῐκός (părădeigmătĭkós).

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