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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespragmático
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /pɾaɡˈmɐ.ti.ku/
"Ele agiu como um pragmatista diante da crise."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who is guided more by practical experience and observation than by theory, ideals, or abstract principles.
"As a political pragmatist, she focused on achievable policy reforms rather than ideological perfection." - 2
An adherent of the philosophical doctrine of pragmatism.
"Early American pragmatists argued that the truth of an idea is measured by its practical consequences."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek word pragma, meaning deed, affair, or action, via the Late Latin pragmaticus and the 19th-century philosophical movement of pragmatism. The term emerged in the late 19th century, popularized by philosophers like C.S. Peirce and William James to denote a person who evaluates theories or beliefs in terms of the success of their practical application.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pragmatist" is said worldwide
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pragmatique
Transliteration: /pʁaɡ.ma.tik/
"C'est un pragmatiste convaincu qui cherche des solutions concrètes."
Pragmatiker
Transliteration: /pʁaɡˈmaːtɪkɐ/
"Als Pragmatiker konzentriert er sich auf das Machbare."
pragmatico
Transliteration: /praɡˈma.ti.ko/
"Un vero pragmatista affronta i problemi passo dopo passo."
pragmático
Transliteration: /pɾaɣˈmati.ko/
"El pragmatista prefiere resultados tangibles sobre promesas."
pragmático
Transliteration: /pɾaɡˈmɐ.ti.ku/
"Ele agiu como um pragmatista diante da crise."
व्यावहारिकवादी
Transliteration: vyavaharikvadi
"एक व्यावहारिकवादी हमेशा परिणामों पर ध्यान केंद्रित करता है।"
务实主义者
Transliteration: wù shí zhǔ yì zhě
"作为一个务实主义者，他更喜欢可行的解决方案。"
실용주의자
Transliteration: silyongjuuija
"그는 이상주의보다는 실용주의자에 가깝다."
現実主義者
Transliteration: genjitsu shugisha
"彼は根っからの現実主義者として知られている。"
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