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phalanxes
Variant of phalanx
- an ancient military formation of infantry in close, deep ranks with shields overlapping and spears extended
- a massed group of individuals; compact body
- a group of individuals united for a common purpose
- the people forming a phalanstery
- Anat. any of the bones forming the fingers or toes
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