paradigm
[noun]
Synonyms: model, example, ideal, pattern

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par‧a‧digm AC /ˈpærədaɪm/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: paradigm; adverb: paradigmatically; adjective: paradigmatic]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Late Latin; Origin: paradigma, from Greek paradeigma, from paradeiknynai 'to show side by side']

1. technical a model or example that shows how something works or is produced
paradigm of
the basic paradigm of the family tree

2. formal a very clear or typical example of something
paradigm of
Pius XII remained the paradigm of what a pope should be.
—paradigmatic /ˌpærədɪɡˈmætɪk◂/ adjective
—paradigmatically /-kli/ adverb

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