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pragmatism

Today it means: The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals. Full definition →

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From Ancient Greek stem of πρᾶγμα (prâgma, “act”) + -ism.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.