prag·mat·ic

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• prag|mat|ic — «prag MAT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. concerned with practical results or values; viewing things in a matter of fact way. 2. of or having to do with pragmatism: »a pragmatic philosophy. 3. having to do with the affairs of a state or community …   Useful english dictionary

• prag|mat´i|cal|ness — prag|mat|ic «prag MAT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. concerned with practical results or values; viewing things in a matter of fact way. 2. of or having to do with pragmatism: »a pragmatic philosophy. 3. having to do with the affairs of a state… …   Useful english dictionary

• prag|mat´i|cal|ly — prag|mat|ic «prag MAT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. concerned with practical results or values; viewing things in a matter of fact way. 2. of or having to do with pragmatism: »a pragmatic philosophy. 3. having to do with the affairs of a state… …   Useful english dictionary

• prag|mat|i|cal — «prag MAT uh kuhl», adjective. = pragmatic. (Cf. ↑pragmatic) …   Useful english dictionary

• prag|mat|i|cism — «prag MAT uh sihz uhm», noun. the system of pragmatism founded by the American philosopher Charles S. Peirce (1839 1914), as distinguished from that of William James …   Useful english dictionary

• prag|mat|ics — «prag MAT ihks», noun. a division of semiotics which studies the relations between signs and their users …   Useful english dictionary

• pol|y|prag|mat|ic — «POL ee prag MAT ihk», adjective. busy about many affairs; officious; meddlesome …   Useful english dictionary

• prag·mat·ics — /prægˈmætıks/ noun [noncount] linguistics : the study of what words mean in particular situations …   Useful english dictionary

• prag — prag·mat·i·ca; prag·mat·i·cal; prag·mat·i·cal·i·ty; prag·mat·i·cal·ly; prag·mat·i·cal·ness; prag·mat·i·cism; prag·mat·i·cist; prag·ma·tism; prag·ma·tis·tic; prag·ma·tize; prag·mat·ic; prag·mat·ics; prag·ma·tist; prag·ma·tiz·er; …   English syllables

• mat — ach·ro·mat; ach·ro·mat·ic; achro·mat·o·cyte; ac·ous·mat·ic; ac·ro·a·mat·ic; ac·ro·a·mat·ics; ac·ro·mon·o·gram·mat·ic; ag·al·mat·o·lite; ag·ro·cli·mat·ic; al·lo·chro·mat·ic; al·lo·se·mat·ic; amag·mat·ic; am·bly·chro·mat·ic; am·phi·sto·mat·ic;… …   English syllables