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pragmatics

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. pragmatics (noun plural but singular or plural in construction)
  2. pragmatic (adjective)

prag·mat·ics

noun pl but singular or pl in constr \prag-ˈma-tiks\

Definition of PRAGMATICS

1
: a branch of semiotics that deals with the relation between signs or linguistic expressions and their users
2
: a branch of linguistics that is concerned with the relationship of sentences to the environment in which they occur

First Known Use of PRAGMATICS

1937

Rhymes with PRAGMATICS

chromatics, dramatics

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