stratagem
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Etymology[edit]
From Old French stratageme, from Latin strategema, from Ancient Greek στρατήγημα (stratḗgēma, “the act of a general, a piece of generalship”), from στρατηγέω (stratēgéō, “to be a general, command an army”), from στρατηγός (stratēgós, “a general, the leader or commander of an army”). See strategy.
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Noun[edit]
stratagem (plural stratagems)
- A tactic or artifice designed to gain the upper hand, especially one involving underhanded dealings or deception.
- 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games[1]:
- While Collins does include a love triangle, a coming-of-age story, and other YA-friendly elements in the mix, they serve as a Trojan horse to smuggle readers into a hopeless world where love becomes a stratagem and growing up is a matter of basic survival.
- 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games[1]:
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Translations[edit]
tactic
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External links[edit]
- stratagem at OneLook Dictionary Search
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin strategema, from Ancient Greek στρατήγημα (stratḗgēma).
Noun[edit]
stratagem m (oblique plural stratagens, nominative singular stratagens, nominative plural stratagem)
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