tactic

See also: tàctic

English

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Etymology

Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#TACTICCategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *teh₂g- (order)#TACTIC

Borrowed from New LatinCategory:English terms borrowed from New Latin#TACTICCategory:English terms derived from New Latin#TACTIC tactica, from Ancient GreekCategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#TACTIC τακτικός (taktikós, “fit for ordering”), from τάσσω (tássō, “to order, to arrange”).

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Noun

tactic (plural tactics)Category:English lemmas#TACTICCategory:English nouns#TACTICCategory:English countable nouns#TACTICCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#TACTICCategory:Pages with entries#TACTICCategory:Pages with 2 entries#TACTIC

  1. A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
    Synonyms: scheme, stratagem, plan, maneuver, course of action
    Coordinate term: strategy
    • 2019 September 10, Jonathan Guyer, The American Prospect‎, number Fall 2019:
      Omar has challenged Elliott Abrams’s record in Latin America, taken a firm line against Saudi Arabia and the Emirates, and advocated for—wait for it—the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine (even though the headlines have focused on her expressing support for the right to boycott as a tactic).
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  2. (militaryCategory:en:Military#TACTIC) A maneuver used against an enemy.
  3. (chessCategory:en:Chess#TACTIC) A sequence of moves that limits the opponent's options and results in an immediate and tangible advantage, typically in the form of material.

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Adjective

tactic (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#TACTICCategory:English adjectives#TACTICCategory:English uncomparable adjectives#TACTICCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#TACTICCategory:Pages with entries#TACTICCategory:Pages with 2 entries#TACTIC

  1. (datedCategory:English dated terms#TACTIC, militaryCategory:en:Military#TACTIC) Tactical; of or relating to the art of military and naval tactics.
    Synonym: tactical
  2. (chemistryCategory:en:Chemistry#TACTIC) Describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from French#TACTICCategory:Romanian terms derived from French#TACTIC tactique.

Adjective

tactic m or n (feminine singular tactică, masculine plural tactici, feminine/neuter plural tactice)Category:Romanian lemmas#TACTICCategory:Romanian adjectives#TACTICCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#TACTICCategory:Pages with entries#TACTICCategory:Pages with 2 entries#TACTIC

  1. tactical

Declension

Declension of tactic
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite tactic tactică tactici tactice
definite tacticul tactica tacticii tacticele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite tactic tactice tactici tactice
definite tacticului tacticei tacticilor tacticelor
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