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tact / tax

arrangement, order

Greek · taxis / tassein (τάξις, τάσσω)

Tact and tax come from Greek taxis, arrangement or order. A tactic is a planned move, syntax is the order of words in a sentence, and taxidermy arranges animal skins to look alive.

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Tactic: arrange your moves in order; syn-tax: words arranged together.

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