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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)
- (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
- (by extension) custom (normal usage)
Further reading
- prammatica in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana