definitions

-tactic

adj combining form

having a specified kind of pattern or arrangement or having an orientation determined by a specified forcesyndiotactic; phototactic

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Nearby words

-stomy, -stress, -style, -sy, -t, -tactic, -tastic, -taxis, -taxy, -teen, -tene

Word Origin for -tactic

from Greek taktikos relating to order or arrangement; see tactics
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