noun
- An imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land.
- synonyms: pragmatic sanction
adjective
- Concerned with practical matters.
- usage: "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip"
- synonyms: matter-of-fact, pragmatical
- Of or concerning the theory of pragmatism.
- synonyms: pragmatical
- Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory.
- usage: "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics"
- synonyms: hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical
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