paradigm

noun/ˈpærəˌdaɪm/

Frequency rank: #6,756 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a typical example or model; a set of ideas that forms the framework for how something is understood.

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Example sentence

The invention of the internet created a new paradigm for how people communicate and share information.

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