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pragmatic Definition


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pragmatic
adj
    1. Concerned with what is practicable, expedient and convenient, rather than with theories and ideals; matter-of-fact; realistic.
      Thesaurus: practical, realistic, sensible, utilitarian, unsentimental, factual, hardheaded, efficient, businesslike, opportunistic; Antonym: idealistic, romantic, unrealistic.
    2. Relating to or concerning the affairs of a community or state.
    3. philos.
      Relating to pragmatism.
Etymology: 17c: from Latin pragmaticus, from Greek pragma a deed.



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