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tactics

tac.tics \'tak-tiks\ n [NL tactica, pl., fr. Gk taktika, fr. neut. pl. of 
   taktikos o] pl but sing or pl in constr f order, of tactics, fit for 
   arranging, fr. tassein to arrange, place in battle formation; akin to Lith 
   patogus comfortable 1a: the science and art of disposing and maneuvering 
   forces in combat  1b: the art or skill of employing available means to 
   accomplish an end  2: a system or mode of procedure  3: the study of the 
   grammatical relations within a language including morph ology and syntax