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Feb 12, 2012
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par•a•digm



Pronunciation: (par'u-dīm", -dim), [key]
—n.
1. Gram.
a. a set of forms all of which contain a particular element, esp. the set of all inflected forms based on a single stem or theme.
b. a display in fixed arrangement of such a set, as boy, boy's, boys, boys'.
2. an example serving as a model; pattern.

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