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English noun: pragmatism

1. pragmatism (cognition) (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value


Broader (hypernym)philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory


Narrower (hyponym)instrumentalism


Domain categoryphilosophy

2. pragmatism (attribute) the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth


Synonymsrealism


Broader (hypernym)practicality









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