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pragmatic pragmatique
pragmatic pratique
pragmatic dogmatique
 
English - Wordnet 3.0    pronunciation

NOUN (1)

1. an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land;
[syn: pragmatic sanction, pragmatic]


ADJECTIVE (3)

1. concerned with practical matters;
- Example: "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"
- Example: "a matter-of-fact account of the trip"
[syn: matter-of-fact, pragmatic, pragmatical]

2. of or concerning the theory of pragmatism;
[syn: pragmatic, pragmatical]

3. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory;
- Example: "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"
- Example: "a hard-nosed labor leader"
- Example: "completely practical in his approach to business"
- Example: "not ideology but pragmatic politics"
[syn: hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic]