paradigmaticadjective
us/ˌper.ə.dɪɡˈmæt̬-/uk/ˌpær.ə.dɪɡˈmæt.ɪk/specializedrelating to the way different words or language items can be chosen to play a particular part in a language structure:
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- advertisement
- aliquot
- archetype
- benchmark
- classic
- classical
- core
- cross-section
- for instance idiom
- forerunner
- illustration
- instance
- job
- role model
- sample
- showpiece
- sort
- swatch
- taste
- taster
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