n.
Pronunciation: ' tan-d ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, at last, at length (taken to mean “ lengthwise ” ), from tam so; akin to Old English thæt that
Date: circa 1785
1 a (1) : a 2-seated carriage drawn by horses harnessed one before the other (2) : a team so harnessed b : TANDEM BICYCLE c : a vehicle (as a motortruck) having close-coupled pairs of axles
2 : a group of two or more arranged one behind the other or used or acting in conjunction
– in tandem
1 : in a tandem arrangement
2 : in partnership or conjunction