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tac·tics \ˈtaktiks, -aktēks\ noun plural Etymology: New Latin tactica, plural, from Greek taktika, from neuter plural of taktikos of order, of tactics, fit for arranging, from taktos (verbal of tassein, tattein to arrange, order, place in battle formation) + -ikos -ic; akin to TochA tāśśi commanders, Lithuanian patogus comfortable, respectable, Latvian patāgs comfortable; basic meaning: to arrange 1. usually singular in construction a. : the science and art of disposing and maneuvering troops, ships, or aircraft in relation to each other and the enemy and of employing them in combat < strategy wins wars; tactics wins battles — Plane Talk > < tactics … requires concentration of troops — S.O.Fuqua > b. : the art or skill of employing available forces with an end in view < devising … a tactics of power — John Buchan > 2. usually plural in construction : a system or mode of procedure : method < the bullying tactics of the prosecuting attorney > < their tactics demoralize the industry — New York Times > 3. singular or plural in construction : the study of the grammatical relations within a language including morphology and syntax; especially : the study of the structure of combinations of morphemes into larger constructions as to order, selection of allomorphs, agreement, and concurrent stress, pitch, and rhythm patterns |