paradigm shift
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paradigm shift
noun
plural
paradigm shifts
paradigm shift
noun
plural
paradigm shifts
Learner's definition of PARADIGM SHIFT
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an important change that happens when the usual way of thinking about or doing something is replaced by a new and different way
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This discovery will bring about a paradigm shift in our understanding of evolution. [=will cause people to understand evolution in a completely new way]
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