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imago vs paradigm

paradigm vs imago

imago and paradigm both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
imago Yes No No No
paradigm Yes No No No
As nouns, paradigm is a hypernym of imago; that is, paradigm is a word with a broader meaning than imago:
  • imago: (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood
  • paradigm: a standard or typical example
Other hypernyms of imago include epitome, image, prototype.
imago (noun) paradigm (noun)
an adult insect produced after metamorphosis a standard or typical example
(psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time
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)
systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word
Difference between imago and paradigm

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