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stra·te·gic / strəˈtējik/ • adj. relating to the identification of long-term or overall aims and interests and the means of achieving them: the company should take strategic actions to cope with fundamental changes in the environment strategic planning for the organization is the responsibility of top management. ∎ carefully designed or planned to serve a particular purpose or advantage: alarms are positioned at strategic points around the prison. ∎ relating to the gaining of overall or long-term military advantage: New Orleans was of strategic importance a hazard to British strategic and commercial interests. ∎ (of human or material resources) essential in fighting a war: the strategic forces on Russian territory. ∎ (of bombing or weapons) done or for use against industrial areas and communication centers of enemy territory as a long-term military objective: strategic nuclear missiles. Often contrasted with tactical. DERIVATIVES: stra·te·gi·cal adj. stra·te·gi·cal·ly / -ik(ə)lē/ adv. a strategically placed mirror. |
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"strategic." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "strategic." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-strategic.html "strategic." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-strategic.html |
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strategic adj.
1. relating to the gaining of overall or long-term military advantage: New Orleans was of strategic importance. 2. (of human or material resources) essential in fighting a war: the strategic forces on Russian territory. 3. (of bombing or weapons) done or for use against industrial areas and communication centers of enemy territory as a long-term military objective: strategic nuclear missiles. Often contrasted with) tactical. strategical adj. strategically adv. |
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"strategic." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "strategic." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-strategic.html "strategic." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-strategic.html |
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strategic
•bathypelagic, magic, tragic
•neuralgic, nostalgic
•lethargic, Tajik
•Belgic
•paraplegic, quadriplegic, strategic
•dialogic, ethnologic, hydrologic, isagogic, logic, monologic, mythologic, pathologic, pedagogic, teleologic
•georgic • muzhik
•allergic, dramaturgic
•anarchic, heptarchic, hierarchic, monarchic, oligarchic
•psychic • sidekick • dropkick
•synecdochic • Turkic
•Alec, cephalic, encephalic, Gallic, intervallic, italic, medallic, mesocephalic, metallic, phallic, Salic, tantalic, Uralic, Vandalic
•catlick • garlic
•angelic, archangelic, evangelic, melic, melick, philatelic, psychedelic, relic
•Ehrlich • Gaelic
•acrylic, bibliophilic, Cyrillic, dactylic, exilic, idyllic, imbecilic, necrophilic
•niblick • skinflick
•acyclic, cyclic, polycyclic
•alcoholic, anabolic, apostolic, bucolic, carbolic, chocoholic, colic, diabolic, embolic, frolic, hydraulic, hyperbolic, melancholic, metabolic, parabolic, rollick, shambolic, shopaholic, symbolic, vitriolic, workaholic
•saltlick • cowlick • souslik • gemütlich
•public • Catholic
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"strategic." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "strategic." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-strategic.html "strategic." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-strategic.html |
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