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paradigmatically

paradigmatically

9.3
Acting as a clear model for others to follow
  • adverb
  • /ˌpærəˈdaɪɡmətɪkli/
  • Formal
translation icon : paradigmáticamente
  • Her approach to teaching is paradigmatically effective, providing a clear framework that other educators can follow.

Examples

  • Now Aristotle of course, took this situation to be the one in which moral worth is paradigmatically expressed.

  • Paradigmatically, this is theistic content such as a reference to divine command.

    Academic text (1997)
  • He is also paradigmatically effervescent.

    Blog text (27)
  • To conclude otherwise, the First Circuit feared, would "invite federal courts to engage in what have long been recognized as paradigmatically political decisions, best left to local officials."

    Academic text (2017)
  • This form is constructed upward; that is, paradigmatically, from the semiotic codes, Barthes's lexia.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Those close—paradigmatically, but not exclusively, agnatic kin—share responsibility for each other's behavior.

    Academic text (2007)
  • By placing banana beer in the context of the sacred, Haya acts paradigmatically and projects a symbol of this syntagmatic chain into another domain, a domain that is transcendent, more abstract, and more powerful.

    Academic text (1990)
  • 34 The sociological jurists' critique of the Court's majority opinion in Lochner v. New York, 35 which they viewed as paradigmatically mechanical, was itself paradigmatically modernist.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Many designs are paradigmatically successful, serving as models for future innovations.

  • The research findings are paradigmatically significant, illustrating concepts that can guide further studies.

Synonyms

archetypally
vsparadigmatically
7.3

In a very typical way, as the original or classic example does

is used to mean it functions as a pattern others follow
archetypically
vsparadigmatically
8.4

In a way that shows the typical or original form

is applied when something serves as a guiding model for others
exemplarily
vsparadigmatically
6.8

In a way that shows something clearly

focuses on being a model other items can follow

How Representative

paradigmatically
  • Formal
9.3
typically
426 2.2
loosely
43 3.7
peripherally
4 6.8

Surface Forms

paradigmatically positive

Morphology

paradigmatically = paradigmatic (transparent) = paradigm + ally

The adverbial meaning 'serving as a model' is a direct adverbial extension of the adjective 'paradigmatic'.

Etymology

Paradigmatically comes from paradigm, an old Greek word that meant 'pattern' or 'example'. So to act paradigmatically is to act as a clear model or example that others can follow.