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Paradigmatic

Alt. of Paradigmatical

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Epitome 74% connected

A work in which the contents of a former work are reduced within a smaller space by curtailment and condensation; a brief summary; an abridgement.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Epitome 74% connected

A work in which the contents of a former work are reduced within a smaller space by curtailment and condensation; a brief summary; an abridgement.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Paradigm 74% connected

An example; a model; a pattern.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Paradigm 74% connected

An example; a model; a pattern.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Epitome 66% connected

A work in which the contents of a former work are reduced within a smaller space by curtailment and condensation; a brief summary; an abridgement.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Paradigm 66% connected

An example; a model; a pattern.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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