different between strategic vs stratagem

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????????? (strat?gikós, “of or for a general", also "a treatise on strategy”), from ????????? (strat?gós, “the leader or commander of an army, a general”), from ??????? (stratós, “army”) + ??? (ág?, “I lead, I conduct”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /st???ti?.d??k/
• Rhymes: -i?d??k

Adjective

strategic (comparative more strategic, superlative most strategic)

1. of or pertaining to strategy

   Synonyms: strategical, (rare) strategetic, (rare) strategetical

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Romanian

Etymology

From French stratégique.

Adjective

strategic m or n (feminine singular strategic?, masculine plural strategici, feminine and neuter plural strategice)

1. strategic

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English

Etymology

From Middle English *stratageme, from Old French stratageme, from Latin strategema, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (strat?g?ma, “the act of a general, a piece of generalship”), from ????????? (strat?gé?, “to be a general, command an army”), from ????????? (strat?gós, “a general, the leader or commander of an army”). See strategy.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?st?æt.?.d??m/

Noun

stratagem (plural stratagems)

1. 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[1]:

     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.

Related terms

• strategic
• strategist
• strategy

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin strategema, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (strat?g?ma).

Noun

stratagem m (oblique plural stratagens, nominative singular stratagens, nominative plural stratagem)

1. strategy; stratagem