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Hey guys I'm stuck on this question and it won't take that long.
I have to match the meaning with the word.
I searched a word up the internet but did not make any sence to me.
The meaning I want is from the word:PRAGMATICS.
thx.
P.S: Please put the meaning in your own words because people get it off the internet which does not help.

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S: (n) pragmatic sanction, pragmatic (an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land)
S: (n) pragmatics (the study of language use)
http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pragmatics