Paradigmatic (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Of or relating to a typical example; "paradigmatic learning".

Classification

Relational adjectives (pertainyms).

Related Words

• Paradigm (noun)

Meaning ²

Related as members of a substitution class; "paradigmatic word associations".

Classification

Relational adjectives (pertainyms).

Antonyms

• Syntagmatic

Related Words

• Paradigm (noun)

Meaning ³

Of or relating to a grammatical paradigm; "paradigmatic inflection".

Classification

Relational adjectives (pertainyms).

Examples

• The paradigmatic inflection of the verb "to be" in English is complex and irregular.
• In linguistics, a paradigmatic relationship exists between words that can substitute for one another in a sentence.
• The paradigmatic structure of the language is reflected in the way that grammatical cases are formed.
• The paradigmatic analysis of the sentence revealed a pattern of verb conjugation that was unique to the dialect.
• The linguist studied the paradigmatic variations of the language across different regions to identify patterns of language change.

Related Words

• Paradigm (noun)