HOW TO PRONOUNCE
paradigm
/ˈpɛɹəˌdaɪm/
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Stress the first syllable; the g is silent.
Stress the first syllable. The ending sounds like dime; the g is silent.
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“A new paradigm for research.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does paradigm mean?
noun
- A pattern, a way of doing something; especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.
- An example serving as the model for such a pattern; an exceptionally good or prototypical example of a pattern or group.
- A set of all forms which contain a common element, especially the set of all inflectional forms of a word or a particular grammatical category.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈpɛɹəˌdaɪm/
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It stands, however, as a sort of paradigm of bad habit- forming and presents a problem in treatment that is typical of such habits.
And it is to be believed that in studying them we are studying not a special class but are establishing a generally valid paradigm of the whole of mankind.