paradigmatic

1. Of or relating to a paradigm.
2. Linguistics. Of or relating to the set of substitutional or oppositional relationships a linguistic unit has with other units, such as the relationship between (n) in not and other sounds that could be substituted for it in the same context, like (t) and (p). Together with the set of syntagmatic relations, paradigmatic relations describe the identity of a linguistic unit in a given language.

[French paradigmatique, from Greek paradeigmatikos, serving as a model, from paradeigma, paradeigmat-, example. See paradigm.]

Pronounced "pah-ruh-dime." A model, example or pattern. See paradigm shift.

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adjective

Having the nature of, constituting, or serving as a type: archetypal, archetypic, archetypical, classic, classical, model, prototypal, prototypic, prototypical, quintessential, representative, typic, typical. See same/different/compare, usual/unusual.

The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: of or relating to a grammatical paradigm
  Pertains to noun: paradigm (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: of or relating to a typical example
  Pertains to noun: paradigm (meaning #2)

Meaning #3: related as members of a substitution class
  Antonym: syntagmatic (meaning #1)
  Pertains to noun: paradigm (meaning #3)