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1. (n.) phalanx
(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. phalanx
any body of troops in close array.
3. phalanx
a number of persons united for a common purpose.
4. phalanx
a compact or closely massed body of persons, animals, or things.
5. phalanx
(in Fourierism) a group of about 1800 persons, living together and holding their property in common.
6. phalanx
any of the bones of the fingers or toes.
Etymology: (1545–55; < L < Gk phálanx military formation, bone of finger or toe, wooden roller)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) phalanx
any of the bones of the fingers or toes
2. (noun) phalanx
any closely ranked crowd of people
3. (noun) phalanx
a body of troops in close array
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) phalanx
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
2. (noun) phalanx
any body of troops or men formed in close array, or any combination of people distinguished for firmness and solidity of a union
3. (noun) phalanx
a Fourierite community; a phalanstery
4. (noun) phalanx
one of the digital bones of the hand or foot, beyond the metacarpus or metatarsus; an internode
5. (noun) phalanx
a group or bundle of stamens, as in polyadelphous flowers
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. phalanx
among the Greeks a body of heavy infantry armed with long spears and short swords, standing in line close behind one another, generally 8 men deep, the Macedonian being as much as 16; its movements were too heavy, and it was dashed in pieces before the legions of Rome to its extinction; it was superseded by the Roman legion.
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