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Grammar : Noun
Spell : par-uh-dahym, -dim
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpær əˌdaɪm, -dɪm

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Définition of paradigm

Origin :
  • late 15c., from Late Latin paradigma "pattern, example," especially in grammar, from Greek paradeigma "pattern, model; precedent, example," from paradeiknynai "exhibit, represent," literally "show side by side," from para- "beside" (see para- (1)) + deiknynai "to show" (cognate with Latin dicere "to show;" see diction). Related: Paradigmatic; paradigmatical.
  • noun example
Example sentences :
  • The paradigm of a once-for-life education is over, as much as literacy is over.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • These paradigm descriptions facilitate our knowing how we are with others.
  • Extract from : « Nursing as Caring » by Anne Boykin
  • Verona shall serve as the paradigm for the despotic form of government.
  • Extract from : « A Short History of Italy » by Henry Dwight Sedgwick
  • The paradigm employed uses eye movement recordings and comprehension measures to study picture-text interactions.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • The paradigm of self-servicing machines, of circuits that can fix themselves (von Neumann's genius at work) is already a reality.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • Their uses will be best ascertained by examining the paradigm at the end of this section.
  • Extract from : « Grammar of the New Zealand language (2nd edition) » by Robert Maunsell
  • The inheritance of eye color serves as a paradigm of the method of inheritance of any unit-character.
  • Extract from : « Introduction to the Science of Sociology » by Robert E. Park
  • Rapid Dominance also means looking to invest in technologies perhaps not fully or currently captured by the Cold War paradigm.
  • Extract from : « Shock and Awe » by Harlan K. Ullman
  • What we intend by the use of the term general theory is similar to "conceptual framework," "conceptual model," or "paradigm."
  • Extract from : « Nursing as Caring » by Anne Boykin

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