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Paradigm: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Paradigm noun. A model or pattern of thinking that shapes how a field sees its problems and answers.
How to say it
PARR-uh-dyme/ˈparədʌɪm/
3 syllables, stressed on the first (PARR).
Paradigm in a sentence
Germ theory replaced the old paradigm in which bad air was blamed for disease.
Streaming changed the whole paradigm of how people pay for music.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- model
- framework
- pattern
- archetype
Where paradigm comes from
From Greek paradeigma, a pattern, from paradeiknunai, to show side by side.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Streaming changed the whole _____ of how people pay for music.
- determinism
- paradigm
- corollary
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paradigm: Streaming changed the whole paradigm of how people pay for music.