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PARADIGMATIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does paradigmatic mean?
• PARADIGMATIC (adjective)
The adjective PARADIGMATIC has 3 senses:
1. of or relating to a grammatical paradigm
2. of or relating to a typical example
3. related as members of a substitution class
Familiarity information: PARADIGMATIC used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to a grammatical paradigm
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
paradigmatic inflection
Pertainym:
paradigm (systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word)
Derivation:
paradigm (systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to a typical example
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
paradigmatic learning
Pertainym:
paradigm (a standard or typical example)
Derivation:
paradigm (a standard or typical example)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Related as members of a substitution class
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
paradigmatic word associations
Antonym:
syntagmatic (related as members of a syntagma)
Pertainym:
paradigm (the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another))
Derivation:
paradigm (the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another))
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