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A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art | 1999 | | Copyright

Phalanx. An association of artists organized in Munich in 1901 in opposition to the conservative views of the Academy and the Sezession. Kandinsky was one of the founders of the association and its leading figure, becoming president in 1902. He wrote that the society's ‘set task is to further common interests through close association. Primarily, it means to help young artists overcome the difficulties that are frequently encountered when they wish to show their work.’ For the first group exhibition in August 1901 Kandinsky designed a magnificent poster in Art Nouveau style showing Greek warriors advancing across a battlefield in phalanx formation. The militaristic name of the association was chosen to suggest its aggressive, progressive spirit. Eleven more exhibitions followed before Kandinsky dissolved Phalanx in 1904 because of lack of public support. The exhibitions featured not only work by members, but also by ‘guest’ artists—Monet for the 7th exhibition in 1903, and French Post-Impressionists and Neo-Impressionists at the 10th exhibition in 1904. This was the most important of the exhibitions, confirming Kandinsky's internationalism and having a marked effect on several young artists, notably Kirchner. In 1902–3 Phalanx ran an art school. One of the first students was Gabriele Münter, who became Kandinsky's mistress.
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists | 2003 | | Copyright

Phalanx. An association of artists organized in Munich in 1901 in opposition to the conservative views of the Academy and the Sezession. Kandinsky was one of the founders of the association and its leading figure, becoming president in 1902. For the first group exhibition in August 1901 he designed a magnificent poster in Art Nouveau style showing Greek warriors advancing across a battlefield in phalanx formation. The militaristic name of the association was chosen to suggest its aggressive, progressive spirit. Eleven more exhibitions followed before Kandinsky dissolved Phalanx in 1904 because of lack of public support. The exhibitions featured not only work by members, but also by ‘guest’ artists, notably French Post-Impressionists and Neo-Impressionists at the tenth exhibition in 1904. This was the most important of the exhibitions, confirming Kandinsky's internationalism and having a marked effect on several young artists, notably Kirchner. In 1902–3 Phalanx ran an art school; one of the first students was Gabriele Münter, who became Kandinsky's mistress.
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The Oxford Dictionary of Art | 2004 | | Copyright

Phalanx. An association of artists organized in Munich in 1901 in opposition to the conservative views of the Academy and the Sezession. Kandinsky was one of the founders of the association and its leading figure, becoming president in 1902. For the first group exhibition, in August 1901, he designed a magnificent poster in Art Nouveau style showing Greek warriors advancing across a battlefield in phalanx formation. The militaristic name of the association was chosen to suggest its aggressive, progressive spirit. Eleven more exhibitions followed before Kandinsky dissolved Phalanx in 1904 because of lack of public support. In addition to work by members, the exhibitions featured ‘guest’ artists, notably French Post-Impressionists and Neo-Impressionists at the tenth exhibition in 1904. This was the most important of the exhibitions, confirming Kandinsky's internationalism and having a marked effect on several young artists, notably Kirchner. In 1902–3 Phalanx ran an art school; one of the first students was Gabriele Münter, who became Kandinsky's mistress.
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phalanx ancient Greek formation of infantry. The soldiers were arrayed in rows (8 or 16), with arms at the ready, making a solid block that could sweep bristling through the more dispersed ranks of the enemy. Originally employed by the Spartans, it was developed by Epaminondas of Thebes (d. 362 BC). Use of the phalanx reached its apex when Philip II and Alexander the Great used the great Macedonian phalanx (16 deep and armed with the sarissa, a spear c.13 ft/4 m long) to conquer all Greece and the Middle East. Later, the Macedonian phalanx deteriorated and had few Macedonians in it; it was defeated in several battles with the Romans who conquered (168 BC) the Macedonians at Pydna. Thereafter the phalanx was obsolete. Because it lacked tactical flexilibity, the phalanx was a better defensive than offensive formation.

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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

pha·lanx / ˈfālangks; ˈfal-/ • n. 1. (pl. pha·lanx·es ) a group of people or things of a similar type forming a compact body or brought together for a common purpose: he headed past the phalanx of waiting reporters to the line of limos. ∎  a body of troops or police officers, standing or moving in close formation: six hundred marchers set off, led by a phalanx of police. ∎  (in ancient Greece) a body of Macedonian infantry with long spears, drawn up in close order with shields overlapping. 2. (pl. pha·lan·ges / fəˈlanjēz; fāˈlanjēz/ ) Anat. a bone of the finger or toe.

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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

phalanx ˈfālæŋks; ˈfæl- n.
1. pl. phalanxes ˈfāˌlæŋksəz a body of troops or police officers, standing or moving in close formation: six hundred marchers set off, led by a phalanx of police.

2. Phalanx a close-range weapons system that includes self-contained search and track radars and guns for firing sub-caliber penetrators. It is used to engage antiship cruise missiles and fixed-wing aircraft at short range.
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Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms | 1985 | Copyright

Phalanx

a line or array of battle; a compact group of people or animals prepared for attack or defence; a body of persons or things drawn up together in a common purpose.

Examples : phalanx of cavaliers and dames, 1837; of elms, 1891; of Greeks, 1983; of infantry; of lawyers, 1817; of sheep, 1785; of soldiers, 1553; of migrating storks, 1733.
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

phalanx line of battle XVI; (anat.) joint of a digit XVII; (bot.) bundle of stamens XVIII. — L. — Gr. phálagx.
So phalange XVI. — F. — L.
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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

phalanx (in ancient Greece) a body of Macedonian infantry drawn up in close order with shields touching and long spears overlapping.
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A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | Copyright

phalanx (fal-anks) n. see phalanges.
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A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | Copyright

phalanx See PHALANGE.
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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

phalanx •crux, dux, flux, lux, luxe, tux •afflux • efflux • Benelux • conflux •bollocks, Pollux •flummox, lummox •Lennox • barracks • Trossachs •circs, Merckx, Perks •gasworks • steelworks • printworks •waterworks • calx •Franks, Hanks, Manx, Shanks •Fairbanks • phalanx • Gollancz •spindleshanks •jinks, jinx, lynx, methinks, minx, sphinx •larynx, pharynx •Bronx, Tonks, yonks •Monks • quincunx

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