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prag·ma·tism (prag′mə tiz′əm)
noun
- the quality or condition of being pragmatic
- ☆ a method or tendency in philosophy, started by C. S. Peirce and William James, which determines the meaning and truth of all concepts by their practical consequences
Related Forms:
- pragmatist prag′·ma·tist noun, adjective
- pragmatistic prag′·ma·tis′·tic adjective
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