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phalange.

Synonym of phalanx (“group of soldiers, people etc.”).

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfælændʒ/Received-Pronunciation/fəˈlændʒ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfeɪlændʒ/General-American/fəˈlændʒ/General-American
  1. Synonym of phalanx (“group of soldiers, people etc.”).

    obsolete
  2. Synonym of phalanx (“one of the bones of the finger or toe”).

  3. Any of the joints of an insect's tarsus.

  4. A bundle of stamens joined by their filaments.

  5. A phalanstery.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English phalange, from Middle French phalange, from Old French phalange, from Latin phalanx (accusative phalangem), from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx). Doublet of phalanx, planch, plancha, planche, and plank.

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