What does "phalange" mean?
Synonym of phalanx (“group of soldiers, people etc.”).
Phalange
/ˈfælændʒ/ name, noun
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Synonym of phalanx (“group of soldiers, people etc.”).
- Grammar: phalange is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: fingers, phalanxes.
- Usage evidence: The office of an Unarch is therefore but an honourable title. What can political authority be applied to in the Phalange, where all means of violence are absolutely useless, where no clashing interests, no enemies exist; […]
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of phalanx (“group of soldiers, people etc.”). obsolete
- 2 Synonym of phalanx (“one of the bones of the finger or toe”).
- 3 Any of the joints of an insect's tarsus.
- 4 A bundle of stamens joined by their filaments.
- 5 A phalanstery.
"The office of an Unarch is therefore but an honourable title. What can political authority be applied to in the Phalange, where all means of violence are absolutely useless, where no clashing interests, no enemies exist; […]"
Proper Noun
- 1 A right-wing Lebanese paramilitary movement based somewhat on the Spanish Falange.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"The office of an Unarch is therefore but an honourable title. What can political authority be applied to in the Phalange, where all means of violence are absolutely useless, where no clashing interests, no enemies exist; […]"
Common questions
What is a synonym for "phalange"?
Common synonyms include: fingers, phalanxes.
How do you use "phalange" in a sentence?
The office of an Unarch is therefore but an honourable title. What can political authority be applied to in the Phalange, where all means of violence are absolutely useless, where no clashing interests, no enemies exist; […]
How do you pronounce "phalange"?
Pronounced /ˈfælændʒ/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English phalange, from Middle French phalange, from Old French phalange, from Latin phalanx (accusative phalangem), from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx). Doublet of phalanx, planch, plancha, planche, and plank.
Etymology 2
From French Phalange, from phalange (“phalanx”).