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prag·mat·ic  audio  (prg-mtk) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical.
  2. Philosophy Of or relating to pragmatism.
  3. Relating to or being the study of cause and effect in historical or political events with emphasis on the practical lessons to be learned from them.
  4. Archaic
    1. Active; busy.
    2. Active in an officious or meddlesome way.
    3. Dogmatic; dictatorial.
NOUN:
  1. A pragmatic sanction.
  2. Archaic A meddler; a busybody.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin prgmaticus, skilled in business, from Greek prgmatikos, from prgma, prgmat-, deed, from prssein, prg-, to do

OTHER FORMS:
prag·mati·cal(Adjective), prag·mati·cal·ly(Adverb)


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