paradigmatic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to a grammatical paradigm
    • paradigmatic inflection
  2. adjective of or relating to a typical example
    • paradigmatic learning
  3. adjective related as members of a substitution class
    • paradigmatic word associations

WordNet


Par`a*dig*mat"ic, Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al adjective (Also<
  • Paradigmatic
  • Paradigmatical
)
Etymology
Gr. .
Definitions
  1. Exemplary. -- Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. Obs.
Par`a*dig*mat"ic noun
Definitions
  1. (Eccl. Hist.) A writer of memoirs of religious persona, as examples of Christian excellence.

Webster 1913