Paradigm

1. noun

   the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)

   Similar: substitution class

2. noun

   the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time

   “he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm”

3. noun

   systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word

4. noun

   a standard or typical example

   “he is the prototype of good breeding”

   Similar: prototype, epitome, image