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   pragmatic

   /praɡˈmatɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations: "a pragmatic approach to business ethics"
   • ▪ relating to philosophical or political pragmatism.
   • ▪ relating to pragmatics.

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the senses ‘busy, interfering, conceited’): via Latin from Greek pragmatikos ‘relating to fact’, from pragma ‘deed’ (from the stem of prattein ‘do’). The current senses date from the mid 19th century.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pragmaticPragmatic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PRAGMATIC is relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic. How to use pragmatic in a sentence. Are you pragmatic?

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPRAGMATIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PRAGMATIC definition: 1. solving problems in a sensible way that suits the conditions that really exist now, rather than…. Learn more.

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   Pragmatic definition: of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations.. See examples of PRAGMATIC used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pragmaticPragmatic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To describe a person or a solution that takes a realistic approach, consider the adjective pragmatic. The four-year-old who wants a unicorn for her birthday isn't being very pragmatic.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPRAGMATIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PRAGMATIC meaning: 1. solving problems in a sensible way that suits the conditions that really exist now, rather than…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPRAGMATIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 meanings: 1. advocating behaviour that is dictated more by practical consequences than by theory or dogma 2. philosophy of or.... Click for more definitions.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryPRAGMATIC definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   A pragmatic way of dealing with something is based on practical considerations, rather than theoretical ones. A pragmatic person deals with things in a practical way.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › pragmaticPragmatic - definition of pragmatic by The Free Dictionary

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   1. advocating behaviour that is dictated more by practical consequences than by theory or dogma

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › pragmatic_adjpragmatic, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

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    pragmatic, adj. & n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPRAGMATIC | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    PRAGMATIC definition: doing things in a practical and realistic way and not using only ideas: . Learn more.