- (n.) An example; a model; a pattern.
- (n.) An example of a conjugation or declension, showing a word in all its different forms of inflection.
- (n.) An illustration, as by a parable or fable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "paradigm" 27 May 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/paradigm/definitions/2041917> |