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Webster 1913 Edition
Stratagem
Strat′a-gem
,Noun.
[F.
stratagème
(cf. Sp. estratagema
, It. stratagemma
), L. strategema
, Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to be leader of an army, fr. [GREEK] a general; [GREEK] an army (probably as being spread out; cf. Stratum
) + [GREEK] to lead. See Agent
.] An artifice or trick in war for deceiving the enemy; hence, in general, artifice; deceptive device; secret plot; evil machination.
Fit for treasons,
stratagems
, and spoils. Shakespeare
Those oft are
Nor is it Homer nods, but we that dream.
stratagems
which error seem,Nor is it Homer nods, but we that dream.
Pope.
Webster 1828 Edition
Stratagem
STRATAGEM
,Noun.
1.
An artifice, particularly in war; a plan or scheme for deceiving an enemy.2.
An artifice; a trick by which some advantage is intended to be obtained.Those oft are stratagems which errors seem.
Definition 2024
stratagem
stratagem
English
Noun
stratagem (plural stratagems)
- A tactic or artifice designed to gain the upper hand, especially one involving underhanded dealings or deception.
- 22 March 2012, 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.
- 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games:
Related terms
Translations
tactic
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External links
- stratagem at OneLook Dictionary Search
Old French
Etymology
From Latin strategema, from Ancient Greek στρατήγημα (stratḗgēma).
Noun
stratagem m (oblique plural stratagens, nominative singular stratagens, nominative plural stratagem)