paradigm
NOUN
/pærədaɪm/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
paradigm is a valid 8-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3A1R1A1D2I1G2M3
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does paradigm mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
The class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another).
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2
A standard or typical example.
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3
Systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word.
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The generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time.
“he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm”
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