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stratagem definition

strata·gem (strat′ə jəm)

noun

  1. a trick, scheme, or plan for deceiving an enemy in war
  2. any trick or scheme for achieving some purpose

Etymology: LME stratageme < L strategema < Gr stratēgēma, device or act of a general < stratēgos, a general < stratos, army (for IE base see strew) + agein, to lead: see act

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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