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phalanx — pha•lanx [[t]ˈfeɪ læŋks, ˈfæl æŋks[/t]] n. pl. pha•lanx•es, pha•lan•ges [[t]fəˈlæn dʒiz[/t]] 1) anh (in ancient Greece) a group of heavily armed infantry formed in ranks and files close and deep, with shields joined and long spears overlapping 2) … From formal English to slang
phalanges — pha•lan•ges [[t]fəˈlæn dʒiz[/t]] n. 1) anat. a pl. of phalanx 2) anat. zool. pl. of phalange • Etymology: < L < Gk phálanges … From formal English to slang
Phalanx — Anatomically, any one of the bones in the fingers or toes. (The plural of phalanx is phalanges.) There are 3 phalanges (the proximal, middle, and proximal phalanx) in most of the fingers and toes. However, the thumb and large toe have only two… … Medical dictionary
Phalanges — The bones of the fingers by Aristotle in the 4th century B.C. (and since extended to the bones of the toes) because they were arrayed like Greek soldiers for battle. There are generally three phalanges (distal, middle, proximal) for each digit,… … Medical dictionary
Phalanges — Pha*lan ges, n., pl. of {Phalanx}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
phalange — phal•ange [[t]ˈfæl əndʒ, fəˈlændʒ, ˈfeɪ lændʒ[/t]] n. pl. pha•lan•ges [[t]fəˈlæn dʒiz[/t]] anat. zool. zool. phalanx 6) • Etymology: 1550–60; back formation from phalanges … From formal English to slang
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
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tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
ic — ot·ic; zo·ic; IC; ac·a·dem·ic; ac·ro·bat·ic; ac·ro·me·gal·ic; ac·ro·nar·cot·ic; acryl·ic; adon·ic; ae·ol·ic; aero·stat·ic; al·ca·ic; al·co·hol·ic; al·go·gen·ic; al·pha·nu·mer·ic; al·ta·ic; am·har·ic; am·o·rit·ic; an·al·pha·bet·ic; an·a·lyt·ic;… … English syllables
