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paradigm vs imago

imago vs paradigm

paradigm and imago both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
paradigm Yes No No No
imago Yes No No No
As nouns, imago is a hyponym of paradigm; that is, imago is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than paradigm:
  • paradigm: a standard or typical example
  • imago: (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood
Other hyponyms of paradigm include concentrate.
paradigm (noun) imago (noun)
a standard or typical example an adult insect produced after metamorphosis
the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood
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 paradigm and imago

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