Word of the Day – Paradigm

Paradigm (noun)

pa-ra-daim

A typical example or pattern of something; a pattern or model./A world view underlying the theories and methodology of a particular scientific subject.

Late 15th century: via late Latin from Greek paradeigma, from paradeiknunai ‘show side by side’, from para- ‘beside’ + deiknunai ‘to show’.

Example sentences

“But that’s society’s paradigm of the perfect woman.”