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Definition of paradigm:
Synonyms:
ikon, mirror, double, figure of speech, example, range of a function, epitome, mental image, sample, picture, study at model, icon, simulacrum, look-alike, effigy, image, trope, substitution class, criterion, beau ideal, prototype, persona, good, figure, range, ideal.
- prototype (part of speech: noun)
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topic (part of speech: noun)
- inference,
- assertion,
- motif,
- contention,
- dissertation,
- text,
- problem,
- premise,
- theme,
- argument,
- topic,
- axiom,
- consideration,
- subject,
- belief,
- theorem,
- concept,
- opinion,
- question,
- assumption,
- point,
- basis,
- principle,
- essay,
- thesis,
- idea,
- issue,
- exposition,
- statement,
- hypothesis,
- presumption,
- conjecture,
- position,
- query,
- postulation,
- matter
Usage examples:
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Her husband grew more and more like his father, punctilious, rigid; a strict observant in religious matters, a pedant in little things, prejudiced against all change; too satisfied to desire improvement, too scrupulously conscientious to permit any retrogression from established rule, a model of the immutability of an ancient aristocracy, a living paradigm of what always had been and a stubborn barrier against all that might be.
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The Natural Hygienist's paradigm for the cause of both degenerative and infectious disease is called the Theory of Toxemia, or " self- poisoning."
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To the extent a paradigm does that, it can be considered valuable.