paradigmnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpær.ə.daɪm/us/ˈper.ə.daɪm/formalC2 a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something:
Some of these educators are hoping to produce a change in the current cultural paradigm.
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- advertisement
- aliquot
- archetype
- benchmark
- classic
- classical
- core
- cross-section
- for instance idiom
- forerunner
- illustration
- instance
- job
- role model
- sample
- showpiece
- sort
- swatch
- taste
- taster
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