PRAGMATIC


Meaning of PRAGMATIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ præɡˈmætɪk ]

adj. 1 dealing with matters with regard to their practical requirements or consequences. 2 treating the facts of history with reference to their practical lessons. 3 hist. of or relating to the affairs of a State. 4 (also pragmatical) a concerning pragmatism. b meddlesome. c dogmatic. øpragmatic sanction hist. an imperial or royal ordinance issued as a fundamental law, esp. regarding a question of royal succession. øøpragmaticality n. pragmatically adv. [LL pragmaticus f. Gk pragmatikos f. pragma -matos deed]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.