phalanx

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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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