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strat·a·gem
\ˈstrad.]ə̇jə̇m, -at], ]ējə̇m also ]əˌjem\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Italian stratagemma, from Latin strategema, from Greek stratēgēma, from stratēgein to be a general, maneuver, from stratēgos general, from stratos army, host + -ēgos (from agein to lead) — more at stratum, agent
1.
a. : an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
b. : a cleverly contrived trick or scheme for gaining an end
< on our guard against the stratagems of evil rhetoric — R.M.Weaver >
c. : skillfulness in the employment of stratagems : ability to devise cunning plans to gain an end
< without stratagem, but in plain shock and even play of battle — Shakespeare >
2. obsolete : a violent or bloody act
Synonyms: see trick |