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stratagem

noun

a maneuver in a game or conversation

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
S
Ends with
M
Contains
TR
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈstɹæt.ə.dʒəm

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a maneuver in a game or conversation

noun

  1. an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

    “his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track”

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Example Sentences

his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track

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