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PARADIGMATIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Related as members of a substitution class

Example:

paradigmatic word associations

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

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))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to a typical example

Example:

paradigmatic learning

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

paradigm (a standard or typical example)

Derivation:

paradigm (a standard or typical example)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Of or relating to a grammatical paradigm

Example:

paradigmatic inflection

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

paradigm (systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word)

Derivation:

paradigm (systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word)

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