strat·a·gem
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strat|a|gem — «STRAT uh juhm», noun. 1. a scheme or trick for deceiving an enemy: »The spy got into the castle by the stratagem of dressing as a beggar. 2. a trick; trickery. ╂[< Middle French stratagème, learned borrowing of Latin stratēgēma < Greek… … Useful english dictionary
gem — gem·eled; gem·i·na·tion; gem·i·ni·flo·rous; gem·i·nous; gem·ma; gem·ma·ceous; gem·ma·ry; gem·ma·tion; gem·ma·tive; gem·mer; gem·mif·er·ous; gem·mi·fi·ca·tion; gem·mi·form; gem·mi·ly; gem·mip·a·ra; gem·mip·a·rous; gem·moid; gem·mo·log·i·cal;… … English syllables
strat — dem·on·strat·able; re·mon·strat·ing·ly; strat·a·gem; strat·a·gem·i·cal; strat·e·get·ic; strat·e·gist; strat·for·dian; strat·i·fi·ca·tion; strat·i·form; strat·i·fy; strat·i·graph·ic; strat·io·my·ii·dae; strat·e·gize; strat·i·fi·ca·tion·al;… … English syllables
stratagem — strat·a·gem … English syllables
strattagemma — strat·ta·gèm·ma s.m. var. pop. → stratagemma … Dizionario italiano
stratagem — strat|a|gem [ˈstrætədʒəm] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Italian; Origin: stratagemma, from Latin, from Greek stratagema, from stratagein to lead an army , from strategos general , from stratos army + agein to lead ] formal a trick or plan to deceive an… … Dictionary of contemporary English
stratagem — strat|a|gem [ strætədʒəm ] noun count FORMAL a plan for achieving something or tricking someone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stratagemical — strat·a·gem·i·cal … English syllables
stratagemically — strat·a·gem·i·cal·ly … English syllables
stratagem — strat•a•gem [[t]ˈstræt ə dʒəm[/t]] n. 1) a scheme or trick for surprising or deceiving an enemy 2) any artifice or ruse devised to attain a goal or gain an advantage • Etymology: 1480–90; (< MF stratageme) < It stratagemma war ruse < L… … From formal English to slang
