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pha·lanx

(fā′lăngks′, făl′ăngks′)

n. pl. pha·lanx·es or pha·lan·ges (fə-lăn′jēz, fā-)

1. A compact or close-knit body of people: "formed a solid phalanx in defense of the Constitution and Protestant religion" (G.M. Trevelyan).

2. A formation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears, developed by Philip II of Macedon and used by Alexander the Great.

3. pl. phalanges Anatomy A bone of a finger or toe. Also called phalange.

4. See phalanstery.

[Latin phalanx, phalang-, from Greek.]

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phalanx

(ˈfælæŋks)

n, pl phalanxes or phalanges (fæˈlændʒiːz)

1. (Military) an ancient Greek and Macedonian battle formation of hoplites presenting long spears from behind a wall of overlapping shields

2. any closely ranked unit or mass of people: the police formed a phalanx to protect the embassy.

3. a number of people united for a common purpose

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Fourierism) a group of approximately 1800 persons forming a commune in which all property is collectively owned

5. (Anatomy) anatomy any of the bones of the fingers or toes.

6. (Botany) botany

a. a bundle of stamens, joined together by their stalks (filaments)

b. a form of vegetative spread in which the advance is on a broad front, as in the common reed. Compare guerrilla

[C16: via Latin from Greek: infantry formation in close ranks, bone of finger or toe]

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pha•lanx

(ˈfeɪ læŋks, ˈfæl æŋks)

n., pl. pha•lanx•es for 1-6, pha•lan•ges (fəˈlæn dʒiz for 7.)

1. (in ancient Greece) a group of heavily armed infantry formed in ranks and files close and deep, with shields joined and long spears overlapping.

2. any body of troops in close array.

3. a number of persons united for a common purpose.

4. a compact or closely massed body of persons, animals, or things.

5. (in Fourierism) a group of about 1800 persons, living together and holding their property in common.

6. any of the bones of the fingers or toes.

[1545–55; < Latin < Greek phálanx military formation, bone of finger or toe, wooden roller]

phalanx

an ancient military formation of serried ranks surrounded by shields; hence, any crowded mass of people or group united for a common purpose.

Phalanx

a line or array of battle; a compact group of people or animals prepared for attack or defence; a body of persons or things drawn up together in a common purpose.

Examples: phalanx of cavaliers and dames, 1837; of elms, 1891; of Greeks, 1983; of infantry; of lawyers, 1817; of sheep, 1785; of soldiers, 1553; of migrating storks, 1733.

phalanx

A Greek military formation of ranked armored hoplites.

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Noun	1.	phalanx - any of the bones of the fingers or toes bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates dactyl, digit - a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates
	2.	phalanx - any closely ranked crowd of people crowd - a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"
	3.	phalanx - a body of troops in close array military force, military group, military unit, force - a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

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falangi

falanga

phalanx

[ˈfælæŋks] N (phalanges (pl)) [fæˈlændʒiːz] → falange f

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phalanx

n pl <-es or phalanges>

(Anat) → Finger-/Zehenglied nt, → Phalanx f (spec)

(= body of people, troops) → Phalanx f

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pha·lanx

n. falange, uno de los huesos largos de los dedos de los pies o las manos.

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