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stratagemma — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • contrivance noun A machine or tool designed to carry out a particular job.
  • device noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
  • gimmick noun A clever trick, feature, or gadget used mainly to attract attention rather than add real value.
  • scheme noun A plan for how to do something, especially an organized or official one.
  • stratagem noun A clever plan or trick, especially one meant to outwit an opponent.
  • tactic noun A specific action or method used to achieve a particular goal, especially as part of a larger plan.
  • workaround noun A way of getting around a difficulty, especially one caused by rules, laws or restrictions.

Senses

stratagemma is used for these senses in English:

  • contrivance A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
  • device A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice. 1602, Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor. "This is our device,/ That Falstaff at that oak shall meet with us."
  • gimmick A ploy or strategy used to attract attention or gain traction.
  • scheme A plot or secret, devious plan.
  • stratagem Specifically, such a tactic or artifice in military operation.
  • tactic A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
  • workaround A means of overcoming some obstacle, especially an obstacle consisting of constraints, or laws or regulations.

contrivance — full definition

  1. noun A machine or tool designed to carry out a particular job.
  2. noun A clever plan or scheme used to achieve a particular goal.
  3. noun Something that seems too cleverly arranged to feel natural or genuine.

device — full definition

  1. noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
  2. noun A scheme or trick, often meant to deceive or gain advantage.
  3. noun A technique a writer or speaker uses deliberately to create an effect, such as a rhetorical or literary device.
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