English

Proper noun

Phalange

1. A right-wing Lebanese paramilitary movement based somewhat on the Spanish Falange

Synonyms

• Kataeb

English

Noun

phalange ‎(plural phalanges)

1. (obsolete) A phalanx (of soldiers, people etc.). [15th-17th c.]
2. (anatomy) A phalanx. [from 17th c.]
3. (rare) Alternative form of Falange

Translations

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φάλαγξ ‎(phálanx).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.lɑ̃ʒ/

Noun

phalange f ‎(plural phalanges)

1. (anatomy) phalanx
2. phalanx (of soldiers, people etc.)

Latin

Noun

phalange

1. ablative singular of phalanx

Portuguese

Noun

phalange f (plural phalanges)

1. Obsolete spelling of falange (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).