An outstandingly clear or typical example or pattern that can serve as a model.
A set of all forms related to a common linguistic element, such as the set of all inflectional forms of a word.
A person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class.
the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"
systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word
a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"
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)
a standard or typical example
the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time