TACTICS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Tactic

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

mid 18th century: from modern Latin tactica, from Greek taktikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of tactics’, feminine of taktikos, from taktos ‘ordered, arranged’, from the base of tassein ‘arrange’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈtaktɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:

an action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end

Short Definition:

action or strategy carefully planned to achieve specific end

Examples:
  • the minority attempted to control the Council by a delaying tactic
  • these are possible tax-saving tactics to discuss with your accountant

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