German

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Etymology

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Ultimatively from Ancient Greek πραγματικός (pragmatikós, active, versed in affairs).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pʁakmatiˈziːʁɐn/, /pʁakmatiˈziːɐ̯n/ (Standard)
  • IPA(key): /b̥ʁaɡ̥matiˈsiːɐ̯n/ (Austria)
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Verb

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pragmatisieren (weak, third-person singular present pragmatisiert, past tense pragmatisierte, past participle pragmatisiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, Austria, officialese) transferring a public servant to non-terminable tenure
    Synonym: verbeamten

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