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adj
Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.
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adj
Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances; said of literature.
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adj
Relating to the field of pragmatics.
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Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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adj
Interfering in the affairs of others; officious; meddlesome.
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Usage: obsolete
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noun
A man of business.
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noun
A busybody.
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noun
A public decree.
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adjective
of or concerning the theory of pragmatism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pragmatical
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adjective satellite
concerned with practical matters
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Synonyms: matter-of-fact, pragmatical
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adjective satellite
guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
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Synonyms: hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical
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noun
an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land
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Synonyms: pragmatic sanction
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Broader terms: imperial decree
History
From Middle French pragmatique, from Late Latin pragmaticus (“relating to civil affair; in Latin, as a noun, a person versed in the law who furnished arguments and points to advocates and orators, a kind of attorney”), from Ancient Greek πραγματικός (pragmatikós, “active, versed in affairs”), from πρᾶγμα (prâgma, “a thing done, a fact”), in plural πράγματα (prágmata, “affairs, state affairs, public business, etc.”), from πράσσω (prássō, “to do”) (whence English practical).
Across languages
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