Synonyms for phalanx
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Noun
1. Phalange — one of the bones of the finger or toe
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
One of the bones of the finger or toe.
Related words
- Word family
- phalangal phalangeal
Forms
- Plural
- phalanxes → phalanges, phalangeals, armies, phalansteries…
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Legion (from the Latin) and phalanx (from the Greek) are applied by a kind of poetic license to modern forces; the plural legions is preferred to the singular.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- army "Your army is impotent against mine!!" he laughed.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| phalanx | rising | |
| phalange | steady | |
| phalangeal | steady | |
| army | steady | |
| phalanstery | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- army2
- 8 letters
- phalange2
- 10 letters
- phalangeal
- 11 letters
- phalanstery
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (army2 = 2 syllables).