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pragmatics

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The study of the use of language, especially meaning, in a social context; it includes extratextual aspects of language including exophoric reference, phatic utterances, and nonverbal channels.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, translation-studies

Examples

  • Holonym: linguistics

Meaning relationships

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noun

Meaning 2

plural of pragmatic

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the study of language use

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: linguistics

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: պրագմատիկա (pragmatika) — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • Catalan: pragmàtica — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • Chinese Mandarin: 語用學 /语用学 (yǔyòngxué) — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • Czech: pragmatika — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • Danish: pragmatik — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • Dutch: Pragmatiek — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • Finnish: pragmatiikka — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • French: pragmatique — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • German: Pragmatik — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • German: Pragmatiklinguistik — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • Greek: πραγματολογία (pragmatología) — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • Hindi: संकेतप्रयोगविज्ञान (saṅketaprayogvijñān) — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • Indonesian: pragmatik — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • Indonesian: pragmatika — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • Korean: 화용학 (hwayonghak) — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • Northern Kurdish: pragmatîk — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • Malay: pragmatik — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • Norwegian: pragmatikk — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • Polish: pragmatyka — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • Portuguese: pragmática — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • Serbo-Croatian: pragmatika — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • Spanish: pragmática — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • Spanish: pragmalingüística — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • Swahili: isimu amali — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • Swedish: pragmatik — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • Turkish: edimbilim — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • Turkish: kullanımbilim — study of the use of the language in a social context
  • Vietnamese: ngữ dụng học — study of the use of the language in a social context