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/ˈstrætədʒi/

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Translation

A careful plan for winning or for reaching a goal.

Word origin

From Greek strategia, the art of being a general, built from stratos, an army, and agein, to lead.

Origin
Greek
Root
strategia
English cognates
strategic

Examples

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A strategy is a big plan; the small steps inside it are tactics.

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Businesses talk about strategy all the time.

Chess , .

The plural is "strategies", with -ies.

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This word is part of lesson 55.