prammatica

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Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin pragmatica [​sanctiō​].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pramˈma.ti.ka/
  • Rhymes: -atika
  • Hyphenation: pram‧mà‧ti‧ca

Noun

prammatica f (plural prammatiche)

  1. (historical) royal decree
    • 1766, Pietro Verri, “Elementi del Commercio [Elements of Commerce]”, in Il caffè [The Café]‎, volume 1, Pietro Pizzolato, page 34:
      Finalmente altri vi sono, i quali credono, che il primo passo per rianimare il Commercio, sia promulgare Leggi, ossia Prammatiche per annientare il lusso
      Lastly, there are others who believe that the first step to restore commerce is to promulgate laws – that is, decrees – to annihilate luxury
  2. (by extension) custom (normal usage)

Further reading

  • prammatica in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana