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phalange

/ˈfeɪlændʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
pha-lange
IPA
/ˈfeɪlændʒ/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of phalanx (“group of soldiers, people etc.”).

Obsolete

noun

Synonym of phalanx (“one of the bones of the finger or toe”).

noun

Any of the joints of an insect's tarsus.

noun

A bundle of stamens joined by their filaments.

noun

A phalanstery.

name

A right-wing Lebanese paramilitary movement based somewhat on the Spanish Falange.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfeɪlændʒ/
  • British English: /ˈfælændʒ/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

phalanges (plural) the Phalange (canonical)

Derived Forms

phalangeal phalangigrade polyphalange Phalangist

Phrases

distal phalange intermediate phalange middle phalange proximal phalange

Synonyms

phalanx Kataeb

Rhymes With

flange stange gange bange ange sporange

Questions

How do you pronounce phalange?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfeɪlændʒ/.
What does phalange mean?
Synonym of phalanx (“group of soldiers, people etc.”).
Where does phalange come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce phalange

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