phalanstery
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.phal·an·stery
noun \ˈfa-lən-ˌster-ē\ plural phal·an·ster·ies
Definition of PHALANSTERY
1
a : a Fourierist cooperative community b : a self-contained structure housing such a community
2
: something resembling a Fourierist phalanstery
Origin of PHALANSTERY
French phalanstère dwelling of a Fourierist community, from Latin phalang-, phalanx + French -stère (as in monastère monastery)
First Known Use: 1846
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