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pragmatic
prag·mat·ic
[
prag máttik
]
adjective
Definition:
1.
concerned with practical results:
more concerned with practical results than with theories and principles
2.
philosophy
relating to philosophical pragmatism:
relating to or characteristic of philosophical pragmatism
3.
linguistics
relating to pragmatics:
relating or belonging to pragmatics
4.
learning lessons from history:
relating to or analyzing the events of history with emphasis on the lessons that can be learned from them
5.
politics
political:
relating to affairs of state
(
formal
)
[
Late 16th century. Via late Latin< Greek
pragmatikos
<
pragma
"deed, action"
]
prag·mat·i·cal·i·ty
[
prag màttə kállətee
]
noun
prag·mat·i·cal·ly
[
prag máttikəlee
]
adverb
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prag·mat·i·cal·i·ty [ prag màttə kállətee ] nounprag·mat·i·cal·ly [ prag máttikəlee ] adverb
