stratagem
English
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈstɹæt.ə.dʒəm/
Noun
stratagem (plural stratagems)
- A tactic or artifice designed to gain the upper hand, especially one involving underhanded dealings or deception.
- 2012 March 22, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games:
- 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.
- 2012 March 22, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games:
Related terms
Translations
tactic
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Old French
Etymology
From Latin strategema, from Ancient Greek στρατήγημα (stratḗgēma).
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