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strategic

Pronunciation: /stɹəˈti.dʒɪk/

The English word “strategic” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to strategy.
  2. Of or relating to military operations that are more large-scale or long-range than local or tactical ones.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στρατηγικός (stratēgikós, “of or for a general", also "a treatise on strategy”), from στρατηγός (stratēgós, “the leader or commander of an army, a general”), from στρατός (stratós, “army”) + ἄγω (ágō, “I lead, I conduct”).

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