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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 paradigmplay

2. of or relating to a typical exampleplay

3. related as members of a substitution classplay

  Familiarity information: PARADIGMATIC used as an adjective is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


PARADIGMATIC (adjective)


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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