Definition of phalanx
1
: a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
broadly
: a body of troops in close array
2
plural phalanges
: one of the digital bones of the hand or foot of a vertebrate
3
plural usually phalanxes
a
: a massed arrangement of persons, animals, or things
a phalanx of armed guards
b
: an organized body of persons
a phalanx of lawyers
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The first known use of phalanx was in 1553
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