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   tac·ti·cal

   /ˈtaktək(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or constituting actions carefully planned to gain a specific military end: "as a tactical officer in the field he had no equal"
   • ▪ (of bombing or weapons) done or for use in immediate support of military or naval operations.
   • ▪ (of a person or their actions) showing adroit planning; aiming at an end beyond the immediate action: "in a tactical retreat, she moved into a hotel with her daughters"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘relating to military or naval tactics’): from Greek taktikos (see tactic) + -al.

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