phalanx
An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and…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.
» Tom doesn't know the difference between a phalanx and a legion.
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значень: 5(історичне)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.
Phalanx
фала́нгаfalánga
фала́нгаfalánha
A large group of people, animals or things, compact or closely massed, or tightly knit and united in common purpose.
фала́нгаfalánga
(історичне)A Fourierite utopian community; a phalanstery.
One of the bones of the finger or toe.
Fingerglied, Zehenglied
фала́нгаfalánga, суста́в па́льцаsustáv pálʹca
фала́нгаfalánha
any of the bones of the fingers or toes
A bundle of stamens, in diadelphous and polyadelphous flowers.
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речень: 5Tom doesn't know the difference between a phalanx and a legion.
They formed a phalanx.
The goblins formed a phalanx.
The general charges the phalanx of the Egyptians.
The phalanx is broken. You need to see a doctor.
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Походження
Borrowed from Latin phalanx or Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx, “battle order; array”). DoubBorrowed from Latin phalanx or Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx, “battle order; array”). Doublet of phalange, planch, plancha, planche, and plank.
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