paradigmatic
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British pronunciation
/pˌaɹədɪɡmˈatɪk/

Definition & Meaning of "paradigmatic"

paradigmatic
01

serving as a typical example of a particular concept, pattern, or standard

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Silicon Valley is a paradigmatic example of a tech-driven economy.
Her career path is paradigmatic of successful entrepreneurship in the digital age.
02

relating to the relationship between words that can substitute for each other in a sentence due to their shared grammatical properties or roles

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" He runs fast " allows for paradigmatic substitution with " walks slowly " to create " He walks slowly. "
" They ate dinner " permits paradigmatic interchangeability with " prepared breakfast " to yield " They prepared breakfast. "
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related as members of a substitution class

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