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PRAGMATISM

\pɹˈaɡmətˌɪzəm], \pɹˈaɡmətˌɪzəm], \p_ɹ_ˈa_ɡ_m_ə_t_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\

Definitions of PRAGMATISM

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary

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(philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

The quality or state of being pragmatic; in literature, the pragmatic, or philosophical, method.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Pragmaticalness.
A method of thought in which stress is laid upon practical results as standards in conduct.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

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