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tactic

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tac⋅tic

  [tak-tik]
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–noun
1. tactics (def. 1).
2. a system or a detail of tactics.
3. a plan, procedure, or expedient for promoting a desired end or result.
–adjective
4. of or pertaining to arrangement or order; tactical.
Origin:
1560–70; NL tacticus < Gk taktikós fit for arranging or ordering, equiv. to tak- (base of tássein (Attic táttein) to arrange, put in order) + -tikos -tic
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tac·tic   (tāk'tĭk)   
n.  An expedient for achieving a goal; a maneuver.

[French tactique, tactics, from Greek taktika; see tactics.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tac·tic
Pronunciation: 'tak-tik
Function: adjective
1 : regular in structure of repeating units in a polymer
2 : of, relating to, or showing biological taxis
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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