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pragmaticism

noun
prag·​mat·​i·​cism | \ prag-ˈma-tə-ˌsi-zəm How to pronounce pragmaticism (audio) \

Definition of pragmaticism

: the philosophic doctrine of C. S. Peirce

Other Words from pragmaticism

pragmaticist \ prag-​ˈma-​tə-​sist How to pronounce pragmaticist (audio) \ noun

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1898, in the meaning defined above

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