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Added 9 October 2026

phalanx

/ˈfælæŋks/ noun

In Latin: phalanga, phalanx Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about phalanx at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Any of the bones of the fingers or toes.
Any closely ranked crowd of people.
A body of troops in close array.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin phalanx or Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx, “battle order; array”). Doublet of phalange, planch, plancha, planche, and plank.

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