pragmatics

noun

prag·​mat·​ics prag-ˈma-tiks 

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

1

: a branch of semiotics that deals with the relation between signs or linguistic expressions and their users

2

: a branch of linguistics that is concerned with the relationship of sentences to the environment in which they occur

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

pragmatics

noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction

prag·​mat·​ics prag-ˈmat-iks 

: a branch of semiotic that deals with the relation between signs or linguistic expressions and their users