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Emblematic vs Paradigmatic - What's the difference?

emblematic | paradigmatic |

As adjectives the difference between emblematic and paradigmatic

is that emblematic is serving as, or relating to a symbol, emblem or illustration of a type while paradigmatic is of or pertaining to a paradigm.

As a noun paradigmatic is

a writer of memoirs of religious persona, as examples of Christian excellence.

emblematic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Serving as, or relating to a symbol, emblem or illustration of a type
  • Synonyms

    * symbolic * representative * exemplary

    paradigmatic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of or pertaining to a paradigm
  • related as members of a substitution class
  • (obsolete) exemplary
  • See also

    *syntagmatic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical, religion) A writer of memoirs of religious persona, as examples of Christian excellence.