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Definition paradigmatic in American English

paradigmatic adjective

adjective
/ˌperədɪɡˈmætɪk/
1

providing a typical example or model of something

Example

Hot dogs are the paradigmatic American food.

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2

referring to the relationship between a set of linguistic items that can replace each other in a particular context, for example "vase" and "book" or "on" and "under" in the sentence "The vase is on the table"

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Definition paradigmatic in American English