) | 1. | Logic, Philosophy. the branch of semiotics dealing with the causal and other relations between words, expressions, or symbols and their users. |
| 2. | Linguistics. the analysis of language in terms of the situational context within which utterances are made, including the knowledge and beliefs of the speaker and the relation between speaker and listener. |
| 3. | practical considerations. |
| 1. | of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations. |
| 2. | Philosophy. of or pertaining to pragmatism (def. 2). |
| 3. | of or pertaining to pragmatics (defs. 1, 2). |
| 4. | treating historical phenomena with special reference to their causes, antecedent conditions, and results. |
| 5. | of or pertaining to the affairs of state or community. |
| 6. | Archaic.
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ssein to do, fare; see practic ) + -ikos -ic 