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  1. 1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Any body of troops or men formed in close array, or any combination of people distinguished for firmness and solidity of a union. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A Fourierite community; a phalanstery. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. One of the digital bones of the hand or foot, beyond the metacarpus or metatarsus; an internode. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. A group or bundle of stamens, as in polyadelphous flowers. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. any of the bones of the fingers or toes Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. any closely ranked crowd of people Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. a body of troops in close array Source: wordnet
  9. 9. A body of heavy-armed infantry formed in ranks and files closeand deep. There were several different arrangements, the phalanxvarying in depth from four to twenty-five or more ranks of men. "Incubic phalanx firm advanced." Milton.The Grecian phalanx, moveless as a tower. Pope. Source: adambom
  10. 10. n:100 n. any of the bones of the fingers or toes n. any closely ranked crowd of people n. a body of troops in close array Source: ecdict

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