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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tac•tics /ˈtæktɪks/USA pronunciation n. - Military the science of arranging and maneuvering military or naval forces:[uncountable; used with a singular verb]Tactics has always been their strong point in making war.
- Military the maneuvers themselves:[plural* used with a plural verb]slash-and-burn tactics.
- maneuvers for gaining advantage:[plural* used with a plural verb]Her tactics were to divide his friends and therefore strengthen her own position.
tac•ti•cal, adj. tac•ti•cal•ly, adv. tac•ti•cian /tækˈtɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tac•tics (tak′tiks),USA pronunciation n. - Military(usually used with a sing. v.) the art or science of disposing military or naval forces for battle and maneuvering them in battle.
- Military(used with a pl. v.) the maneuvers themselves.
- (used with a sing. v.) any mode of procedure for gaining advantage or success.
- Linguistics(usually used with a sing. v.)
- the patterns in which the elements of a given level or stratum in a language may combine to form larger constructions.
- the study and description of such patterns.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See strategy.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tactics /ˈtæktɪks/ pl n - (functioning as singular) the art and science of the detailed direction and control of movement or manoeuvre of forces in battle to achieve an aim or task
- the manoeuvres used or plans followed to achieve a particular short-term aim
Etymology: 17th Century: from New Latin tactica, from Greek ta taktika the matters of arrangement, neuter plural of taktikos concerning arrangement or order, from taktos arranged (for battle), from tassein to arrangetacˈtician n |