"stratagem" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈstɹæt.ə.d͡ʒəm/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-stratagem.wav [US] Forms: stratagems [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|stratageme}} Middle English stratageme, {{der|en|fro|stratageme}} Old French stratageme, {{der|en|la|strategema}} Latin strategema, {{der|en|grc|στρατήγημα||the act of a general, a piece of generalship}} Ancient Greek στρατήγημα (stratḗgēma, “the act of a general, a piece of generalship”), {{m|grc|στρατηγέω||to be a general, command an army}} στρατηγέω (stratēgéō, “to be a general, command an army”), {{m|grc|στρατηγός||a general, the leader or commander of an army}} στρατηγός (stratēgós, “a general, the leader or commander of an army”), {{m|en|strategy}} strategy, {{root|en|ine-pro|*sterh₃-}} Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} stratagem (countable and uncountable, plural stratagems)
  1. A tactic or artifice designed to gain the upper hand, especially one involving underhanded dealings or deception. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-stratagem-en-noun-d-XjIPRw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 9 4 42 7
  2. Specifically, such a tactic or artifice in military operation. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-stratagem-en-noun-oaO27oH~
  3. (uncountable) Military deception or artifice. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-stratagem-en-noun-2zZgxtHO
  4. (uncountable) Cunning and artifice in general. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-stratagem-en-noun-xEolixII Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 9 4 42 7
  5. (obsolete) A violent deed. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-stratagem-en-noun-DE~MuZOn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: North Carolina stratagem Related terms: strategic, strategist, strategy Translations (tactic): στρατήγημα (stratḗgēma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), хитрина (hitrina) [feminine] (Bulgarian), уловка (ulovka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), estratagema [feminine] (Catalan), 伎倆 (Chinese Cantonese), 伎俩 (gei⁶ loeng⁵) (Chinese Cantonese), 計謀 (Chinese Cantonese), 计谋 (gai³ mau⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 策略 (caak³ loek⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 花招 (faa¹ ziu¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 戰略 (Chinese Cantonese), 战略 (zin³ loek⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 伎倆 (Chinese Mandarin), 伎俩 (jìliǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), krijgslist (Dutch), sõjakavalus (Estonian), kavalus (Estonian), petos (Finnish), juoni (Finnish), salajuoni (Finnish), stratagème [masculine] (French), Kriegslist [feminine] (German), Strategem [honorific, neuter] (German), Stratagem [honorific, neuter] (German), στρατήγημα (stratígima) [neuter] (Greek), hadicsel (Hungarian), muslihat (Indonesian), siasat (Indonesian), beart [feminine] (Irish), stratagemma [masculine] (Italian), tattica [feminine] (Italian), schema [masculine] (Italian), 計略 (keiryaku) (alt: けいりゃく) (Japanese), 謀略 (bōryaku) (alt: ぼうりゃく) (Japanese), 策略 (sakuryaku) (alt: さくりゃく) (Japanese), 계략 (gyeryak) (alt: 計略) (Korean), 계책 (gyechaek) (alt: 計策) (Korean), sūtēla [feminine] (Latin), stratēgēma [neuter] (Latin), nuka (Maori), rauhanga (Maori), list [common-gender] (Norwegian), krigslist [common-gender] (Norwegian), fortel [masculine] (Polish), chwyt [masculine] (Polish), zagrywka [feminine] (Polish), estratagema [feminine] (Portuguese), maquinação [feminine] (Portuguese), уло́вка (ulóvka) [feminine] (Russian), хи́трость (xítrostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), ухищре́ние (uxiščrénije) [neuter] (Russian), стратаге́ма (stratagéma) [feminine] (Russian), estratagema [feminine] (Spanish), krigslist [common-gender] (Swedish), ชั้นเชิง (chán-chəəng) (Thai), harp hilesi (Turkish), savaş hilesi (Turkish), хитрість (xytristʹ) (Ukrainian), трюк (trjuk) (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'tactic': 48 45 4 1 2

Noun [Old French]

Forms: stratagem oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], stratagens [oblique, plural], stratagens [nominative, singular], stratagem [nominative, plural]
Etymology: From Latin strategema, from Ancient Greek στρατήγημα (stratḗgēma). Etymology templates: {{uder|fro|la|strategema}} Latin strategema, {{uder|fro|grc|στρατήγημα}} Ancient Greek στρατήγημα (stratḗgēma) Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} stratagem oblique singular, m (oblique plural stratagens, nominative singular stratagens, nominative plural stratagem)
  1. strategy; stratagem
    Sense id: en-stratagem-fro-noun-UNenlCOL Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Old French undefined derivations

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      "word": "salajuoni"
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      "code": "id",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "word": "estratagema"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "tactic",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "code": "th",
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      "word": "ชั้นเชิง"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "xytristʹ",
      "sense": "tactic",
      "word": "хитрість"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "trjuk",
      "sense": "tactic",
      "word": "трюк"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "2": "la",
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      },
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    },
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        "2": "grc",
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      },
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      "name": "uder"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin strategema, from Ancient Greek στρατήγημα (stratḗgēma).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "stratagem oblique singular or",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stratagens",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stratagens",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stratagem",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "fro",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Old French lemmas",
        "Old French masculine nouns",
        "Old French nouns",
        "Old French terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Old French terms derived from Latin",
        "Old French undefined derivations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "strategy; stratagem"
      ],
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          "strategy"
        ],
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          "stratagem",
          "stratagem#English"
        ]
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    }
  ],
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}
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  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Old French: 'stratagem oblique singular or', originally 'stratagem oblique singular or m'",
  "path": [
    "stratagem"
  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "stratagem",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
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  "path": [
    "stratagem"
  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "stratagem",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1147",
  "msg": "suspicious related form tags ['masculine', 'canonical']: 'stratagem oblique singular or' in 'stratagem oblique singular, m (oblique plural stratagens, nominative singular stratagens, nominative plural stratagem)'",
  "path": [
    "stratagem"
  ],
  "section": "Old French",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "stratagem",
  "trace": ""
}

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