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tactics

[tak-tiks]

noun

(usually used with a singular verb) the art or science of disposing military or naval forces for battle and maneuvering them in battle.

(used with a plural verb) the maneuvers themselves.

(used with a singular verb) any mode of procedure for gaining advantage or success.

(usually used with a singular verb) Linguistics.

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.

Origin:
1620–30; see tactic, -ics

Related forms

coun·ter·tac·tics, noun

Synonyms
1. See strategy.

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noun

tactics (def. 1).

a system or a detail of tactics.

a plan, procedure, or expedient for promoting a desired end or result.

adjective

of or pertaining to arrangement or order; tactical.

Origin:
1560–70; Neo-Latin tacticus < Greek taktikós fit for arranging or ordering, equivalent to tak- (base of tássein (Attic táttein) to arrange, put in order) + -tikos -tic

Related forms

non·tac·tic, noun, adjective

Can be confused: stratagem, strategy, tactic (see synonym note at strategy).

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World English Dictionary

tactics (ˈtæktɪks)

—*pl n*
1.	(functioning as singular) military the art and science of the detailed direction and control of movement or manoeuvre of forces in battle to achieve an aim or task
2.	the manoeuvres used or plans followed to achieve a particular short-term aim

[C17: 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 arrange]

tac'tician

—n

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Word Origin & History

tactics

1620s, from Mod.L. tactica (17c.), from Gk. taktike techne "art of arrangement," noun use of fem. of taktikos "of or pertaining to arrangement," especially "tactics in war," adj. to taxis "order," verbal noun of tassein "arrange," from PIE base *tag- "to set aright."

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