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PARADIGMATIC
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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)
