paradigm

/ˈpæ.ɹə.daɪm//ˈpeɪɹ.ə.daɪm/
🔵 Intermediate

Word Statistics

Difficulty LevelIntermediate

Standard vocabulary

Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

Syllables3

Moderate complexity

Analysis:

  • Common vocabulary word

noun

1. A pattern, a way of doing something, especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.

"Thomas Kuhn's landmark “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions” got people talking about paradigm shifts, to the point the word itself now suggests an incomplete or biased perspective."

Synonyms: model, worldview

2. An example serving as the model for such a pattern.

Synonyms: exemplar, posterboy, template

3. A set of all forms which contain a common element, especially the set of all inflectional forms of a word or a particular grammatical category.

"The paradigm of "go" is "go, went, gone.""

Synonyms

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