tactic
See also: tàctic
English
Alternative forms
- tactick (obsolete)
Etymology
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Borrowed from Ancient Greek τακτικός (taktikós, “fit for ordering”), from τάσσω (tássō, “to order, to arrange”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tactic (plural tactics)
- A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
- 2019 September 10, Jonathan Guyer, The American Prospect[1], number Fall 2019:
- Omar has challenged Elliott Abrams’s record in Latin America, taken a firm line against Saudi Arabia and the Emirates, and advocated for—wait for it—the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine (even though the headlines have focused on her expressing support for the right to boycott as a tactic).
- (military) A maneuver used against an enemy.
Translations
action to achieve some end
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Adjective
tactic (comparative more tactic, superlative most tactic)
- (dated, military) Tactical; of or relating to the art of military and naval tactics.
- Synonym: tactical
- (Can we date this quote by Thomas Campbell and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- But time will teach the Russ, ev'n conquering War
Has handmaid arts: aye, aye, the Russ will woo
All sciences that speed Bellona's car,
All murder's tactic arts, and win them too […]
- But time will teach the Russ, ev'n conquering War
- (chemistry) Describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical.
Translations
describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical
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