stratagem
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) A tactic or artifice designed to gain the upper hand, especially one involving underhanded dealings or deception.
- (countable, uncountable) Specifically, such a tactic or artifice in military operation.
- (uncountable) Military deception or artifice.
- (uncountable) Cunning and artifice in general.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A violent deed.
Synonyms
Translations
stratagème
stratagemma
List
estratagema
στρατήγημα
slimmigheidFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈstɹæt.ə.d͡ʒəm/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English stratageme, 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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