stratagem
/stˈɹætədʒəm/STRA-tuh-juhm
/stˈɹætədʒəm/STRA-tuh-juhm
Meaninga general's ploy
Common meaning: a clever trick
- stratan army; a generalLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1437 · scan
- agemfrom Greek agein: lead
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek στρατός; στρατηγός ‘an army; a general’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry στρατός, p. 1437 · dictionary scan
Roots
- στρατός; στρατηγός Greek “an army; a general”
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