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tactic1 definition

tac·tic (tak′tik)

adjective

Biol. of, showing, or characteristic of taxis

Etymology: ModL tacticus < Gr taktikos: see tactics

tactic2 definition

tac·tic (tak′tik)

noun

  1. tactics
  2. a detail or branch of tactics

Etymology: ModL tactica < Gr taktikē (technē), (art) of arranging: see tactics

adjective

of arrangement or system

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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