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stratagem

stra·ta·gem

US/ˈstɹæt.ə.d͡ʒəm/ rare obsolete

noun

1.

a maneuver in a game or conversation

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2.

an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

  • “his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track”
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Origin

From Middle English stratageme, from Old French stratageme, from Latin strategema, from Ancient Greek στρατήγημα (stratḗgēma, “the act of a general, a piece of generalship”), from στρατηγέω (stratēgéō, “to be a general, command an army”), from στρατηγός (stratēgós, “a general, the leader or commander of an army”). See strategy.

Phrases

  • North Carolina stratagem

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