Paradigmatic
adjective
Serving as a model or pattern. Something that is the perfect example of something else.
Her approach is seen as paradigmatic of the way in which such work should be conducted.
Often appears as...
- paradigmatic shift
- paradigmatic example
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Academic
adjective
Relating to a set of language items that can be substituted for each other in the same context without changing the meaning.
The paradigmatic relations among words can be observed in a language's structure.
Often appears as...
- paradigmatic relations
- paradigmatic structure
Usage tips
Linguistic
adjective
Serving as a model or pattern. Something that is the perfect example of something else.
Her approach is seen as paradigmatic of the way in which such work should be conducted.
Often appears as...
- paradigmatic shift
- paradigmatic example
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Relating to a set of language items that can be substituted for each other in the same context without changing the meaning.
The paradigmatic relations among words can be observed in a language's structure.
Often appears as...
- paradigmatic relations
- paradigmatic structure
Usage tips
Linguistic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Role Model
Use it to describe an ideal or best practice in any field or endeavor.
His innovative teaching method is paradigmatic for new educators.
Pro Tip 2/3Innovative Exception
Sometimes 'paradigmatic' refers to recent changes that set a new standard.
The company's success became a paradigmatic case of digital marketing's impact.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
'Paradigmatic' doesn't mean 'good'. It can refer to a bad but representative example.
The collapse of the firm was paradigmatic of the industry crisis.
Pro Tip 1/3Role Model
Use it to describe an ideal or best practice in any field or endeavor.
His innovative teaching method is paradigmatic for new educators.
Pro Tip 2/3Innovative Exception
Sometimes 'paradigmatic' refers to recent changes that set a new standard.
The company's success became a paradigmatic case of digital marketing's impact.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
'Paradigmatic' doesn't mean 'good'. It can refer to a bad but representative example.
The collapse of the firm was paradigmatic of the industry crisis.
Pro Tip 1/3Role Model
Use it to describe an ideal or best practice in any field or endeavor.
His innovative teaching method is paradigmatic for new educators.
Pro Tip 2/3Innovative Exception
Sometimes 'paradigmatic' refers to recent changes that set a new standard.
The company's success became a paradigmatic case of digital marketing's impact.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
'Paradigmatic' doesn't mean 'good'. It can refer to a bad but representative example.
The collapse of the firm was paradigmatic of the industry crisis.
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Quote examples
Stanley Hauerwas
American Theologian
I should like to think how we write as theologians would reflect our confidence in the One who makes that writing possible. That is one of the reasons, moreover, that the scriptures remain paradigmatic for how we are to write.
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Tony Judt
British Historian
Healthcare reform is a paradigmatic case. It is self-evidently necessary and inevitable and has been on the agenda for 35 years, and the political class seems completely unable to respond to it.
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Camille Paglia
American Author
As a scholar who regularly surveys archival material, I think that, a century from now, cultural historians will find David Horowitz's spiritual and political odyssey paradigmatic for our time.
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Meir Soloveichik
American Clergyman
For Jews, the paradigmatic convert is the biblical Ruth, who sought not only a new relationship with God but also a new nationality.
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Miroslav Volf
Croatian Theologian
For many Americans, Osama bin Laden is the paradigmatic Muslim, an absurd conviction for anyone who has lived with Muslims.
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Stanley Hauerwas
American Theologian
I should like to think how we write as theologians would reflect our confidence in the One who makes that writing possible. That is one of the reasons, moreover, that the scriptures remain paradigmatic for how we are to write.
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Tony Judt
British Historian
Healthcare reform is a paradigmatic case. It is self-evidently necessary and inevitable and has been on the agenda for 35 years, and the political class seems completely unable to respond to it.
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Camille Paglia
American Author
As a scholar who regularly surveys archival material, I think that, a century from now, cultural historians will find David Horowitz's spiritual and political odyssey paradigmatic for our time.
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Meir Soloveichik
American Clergyman
For Jews, the paradigmatic convert is the biblical Ruth, who sought not only a new relationship with God but also a new nationality.
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Miroslav Volf
Croatian Theologian
For many Americans, Osama bin Laden is the paradigmatic Muslim, an absurd conviction for anyone who has lived with Muslims.
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