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Meaning of pragmatic

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  pragmatic
      adj 1: concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or
             pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact
             account of the trip" [syn: {matter-of-fact}, {pragmatic},
             {pragmatical}]
      2: of or concerning the theory of pragmatism [syn: {pragmatic},
         {pragmatical}]
      3: guided by practical experience and observation rather than
         theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-
         nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to
         business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics" [syn:
         {hardheaded}, {hard-nosed}, {practical}, {pragmatic}]
      n 1: an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law
           of the land [syn: {pragmatic sanction}, {pragmatic}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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