Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Paradigmatic · Par·a·dig·mat·ic · IPA /ˌpæɹ.ə.dɪ(ɡ)ˈmæ.tɪk/ a. n. 01 a. Exemplary. 1. Exemplary.[Obs.] 02 n. A writer of memoirs of religious persons, as examples of Christian excellence. 1. A writer of memoirs of religious persons, as examples of Christian excellence.(Eccl. Hist.)