paradigm (Noun) — The generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time. ex. "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"
paradigm (Noun) — Systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word.
paradigm (Noun) — A standard, typical or perfect example. ex. "he is the paradigm of good breeding"
paradigm (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).