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PHALANGES
PHALANX
phalanx
(noun) any of the bones of the fingers or toes
phalanx
(noun) a body of troops in close array
phalanx
(noun) any closely ranked crowd of people
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
phalanges
plural of phalange
plural of phalanx
Source: Wiktionary
Pha*lan"ges, n.
Definition: , pl. of Phalanx.
PHALANX
Pha"lanx, n.; pl. Phalanxes, L. Phalanges. Etym: [L., from Gr.
1. (Gr. Antiq.)
Definition: A body of heavy-armed infantry formed in ranks and files close and deep. There were several different arrangements, the phalanx varying in depth from four to twenty-five or more ranks of men. "In cubic phalanx firm advanced." Milton. The Grecian phalanx, moveless as a tower. Pope.
2. Any body of troops or men formed in close array, or any combination of people distinguished for firmness and solidity of a union. At present they formed a united phalanx. Macaulay. The sheep recumbent, and the sheep that grazed, All huddling into phalanx, stood and gazed. Cowper.
3. A Fourierite community; a phalanstery.
4. (Anat.)
Definition: One of the digital bones of the hand or foot, beyond the metacarpus or metatarsus; an internode.
5. Etym: [pl. Phalanges.] (Bot.)
Definition: A group or bundle of stamens, as in polyadelphous flowers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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