;Posted on 12/19/2012 5:46:44 AM PST by TruthShallSetYouFree
Word For The Day, Wednesday, 12-19-12 -- stratagem
;In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
stratagem
noun
1. a plan, scheme, or trick for surprising or deceiving an enemy.
2. any artifice, ruse, or trick devised or used to attain a goal or to gain an advantage over an adversary or competitor: business stratagems.
Etymology: Origin: 1480–90; (< Middle French stratageme ) < Italian stratagemma war ruse < Latin stratēgēma < Greek stratḗgēma instance of generalship, derivative of stratēgeîn to be in command, derivative of stratēgós military commander (see strategy)
Related forms
strat•a•gem•i•cal [strat-uh-jem-i-kuh l] , adjective. strat•a•gem•i•cal•ly, adverb.
Related Words for : stratagem
gambit, ploy, contrivance, dodge
I am blissfully ignorant. I am enjoying the season. I did catch some chatter about Nancy tossing the cryer a line and jerking it back.
crier...or crybaby...take your pick.
A pearl starts as a bit of debris that gets lodged in the oyster's flesh. Unable to expel it, the oyster deposits layer after layer of the same iridescent material as the "mother of pearl" that lines its shell.
Over time, these layers form a deep, lustrous thing of beauty.
A pearl is therefore, a strata-gem.
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A pun worth waiting for.
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