tactic

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈtæktɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #12535

Meanings

1

noun
A particular action or method planned to achieve a goal.

Lowering prices was a clever tactic to attract new customers.
2

noun
A move or method used to gain an advantage over an opponent, especially in battle or games.

The general's bold tactic caught the enemy completely off guard.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a particular action or... maneuver stratagem scheme plan

2 noun · a move or method used to... maneuver

Word family

Forms tactics

Derived forms counter-tacticcountertacticintertactic

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin tactica, from Ancient Greek τακτικός (taktikós, “fit for ordering”), from τάσσω (tássō, “to order, to arrange”).

*teh₂g- Proto-Indo-European tactica la-new τακτικός Ancient Greek

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# tactic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈtæktɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 12535

## Meanings
1. A particular action or method planned to achieve a goal.
2. A move or method used to gain an advantage over an opponent, especially in battle or games.

## Examples
- Lowering prices was a clever tactic to attract new customers.
- The general's bold tactic caught the enemy completely off guard.

## Derived Forms
- counter-tactic
- countertactic
- intertactic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *teh₂g-
- Root: tactica
- Root: τακτικός

## Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin tactica, from Ancient Greek τακτικός (taktikós, “fit for ordering”), from τάσσω (tássō, “to order, to arrange”).

## AI Etymology
Tactic is borrowed from New Latin tactica, from Ancient Greek τακτικός (taktikós, “fit for ordering”), from τάσσω (tássō, “to order, to arrange”). Important recorded forms include *teh₂g- (Proto-Indo-European), tactica (la-new), and τακτικός (Ancient Greek). Current senses include a particular action or method planned to achieve a goal and a move or method used to gain an advantage over an opponent, especially in battle or games. The wider family includes derived forms such as counter-tactic, countertactic, and intertactic.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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