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Phalanx etymology

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English word phalanx comes from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ

Detailed word origin of phalanx

Dictionary entry Language Definition
φάλαγξ Ancient Greek (grc)
phalanx English (en) (historical sociology) A Fourierite utopian community; a phalanstery.. (historical, 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.. (plural phalanxes) A large group of people, animals or things, compact or closely massed, or tightly knit and united in common [...]