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preparadigmatic

preparadigmatic adjective: before the formation of a paradigm.

Adjective

preparadigmatic (comparative more preparadigmatic, superlative most preparadigmatic)

  1. Before the formation of a paradigm.
    1. In an epistemic phase that precedes any truly rigorous scientific form.
      • Near-synonym: protoscientific
      • preparadigmatic science: a science at a primitive stage of development, before it has achieved a paradigm and established a consensus about the true nature of the subject matter and how to approach it. […]2018, American Psychological Association, APA Dictionary of Psychology, American Psychological Association

Synonyms of preparadigmatic

Forms of preparadigmatic

comparativemore preparadigmatic
superlativemost preparadigmatic

Origin of preparadigmatic

From pre- + paradigmatic.

Questions about preparadigmatic

What does preparadigmatic mean?
Preparadigmatic means before the formation of a paradigm.
What part of speech is preparadigmatic?
Preparadigmatic is an adjective.

Words near preparadigmatic in the dictionary

  1. preparability
  2. preparable
  3. preparacrista
  4. preparacristas
  5. preparade
  6. preparadigmatic
  7. preparalytic
  8. preparasitic
  9. preparasubthalamic
  10. preparate
  11. preparated

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