What does "paradigm" mean?
Paradigm: (Gram.) An example of a conjugation or declension, showing a word in all its different forms of inflection.
Additional senses
- 2.(Rhet.) An illustration, as by a parable or fable.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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