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phalanges

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noun

Say it like: Fal-anj-es

The correct spelling is phalanges. A phalanx (of soldiers, people etc.).

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A phalanx (of soldiers, people etc.).
  2. 2.A phalanx.
  3. 3.Any of the joints of an insect's tarsus.
  4. 4.A bundle of stamens joined by their filaments.
  5. 5.(plural phalanxes) An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears.

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