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    Strategy

    Definitions

    1 | noun | an elaborate and systematic plan of action 2 | noun | the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war

    Pronunciation

    str'atuhjee (IPA: strˈætədʒi)

    Hyphenation

    strat-e-gy (8 letters | 3 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1810 (Industrial Revolution | Georgian era) (215 years ago)

    Word origins

    French | Modern Greek

    Overall typical frequency

    written: 1627th most common (1 in 15625 words) ( > 99% noun)

    spoken: 1477th most common (1 in 26316 words)

    (includes some inflected forms)

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    strategies

    Synonym

    scheme

    Narrower terms

    bubble | contrivance | counterterrorism | dodge | game | game plan | house of cards | incentive program | incentive scheme | playbook | plot | pyramid scheme | secret plan | stratagem | waiting game | wheeze (total: 16)

    Broader terms

    plan of action | military science

    Rhymes

    (none among common words)

    Lexically close words

    strategic | stratify

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Phrases

    beggar-my-neighbor strategy | beggar-my-neighbour strategy | pac-man strategy

    Translations

    Mandarin Chinese: | 策略 (noun) Hindi: | नीति (noun) Arabic: | استِراتيجِيَّة (noun) Spanish: | estrategia (plan) | estrategia (military) French: | stratégie (plan) | stratégie (military)

    Other notable uses

    strategy.net | strategy.org | strategy.info | strategy.biz

    Crossword puzzle clues

    Approach | Game plan (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    12 (International English) | 12 (North American English)

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