Paradigm
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
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)
Framework senses
- §1
- a standard or typical example
- §2
- the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time
- §3
- 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)
- §4
- systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word