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Definition or meaning of the English word Phalanx
A group or bundle of stamens; as in polyadelphous flowers. (n.). One of the digital bones of the hand or foot; beyond the metacarpus or metatarsus; an internode. (n.). A Fourierite community; a phalanstery. (n.). Any body of troops or men formed in close array; or any combination of people distinguished for firmness and solidity of a union. (n.). 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. (n.). |
