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paradigmatic

Syllabification: (par·a·dig·mat·ic)
Pronunciation: /ˌparədigˈmatik/
Definition of paradigmatic

adjective

  • 1of the nature of a paradigm or model:they offer this database as a paradigmatic example
  • 2of or denoting the relationship between a set of linguistic items that form mutually exclusive choices in particular syntactic roles. Contrasted with syntagmatic.

Derivatives

paradigmatically

adverb

paradigmatic in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of paradigmatic in the British & World English dictionary
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