paradigma UK /paɹ.əˈdɪɡ.ma/US /ˌpɛr.əˈdɪɡ.mə/ noun2 •(rhetoric, rare) A mode or exemplar.No paradigma prescribed a recto tono recitative. — 2004 •(rare) A written pattern of inflection for parts of speech, especially organized into a tabular form. formsparadigmata