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How to pronounce “stratagem”
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Pronunciation guide for stratagem
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of stratagem with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Paola Antonelli: Why I brought Pac-Man to MoMA 18 minutes
when I told them that I was trying to apply the same stratagem
- Definition summary
- A tactic or artifice designed to gain the upper hand, especially one involving underhanded dealings or deception.
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How to pronounce stratagem
Paola Antonelli: Why I brought Pac-Man to MoMA 18 minutes

when I told them that I was trying to apply the same stratagem
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “stratagem”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A tactic or artifice designed to gain the upper hand, especially one involving underhanded dealings or deception.
- Specifically, such a tactic or artifice in military operation.
- (uncountable) Military deception or artifice.
- (uncountable) Cunning and artifice in general.
- (obsolete) A violent deed.
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