Pha|lan|gist

Pha|lan|gist
Pha|lan|gist «fuh LAN jihst», noun, adjective.
–n.
a member of a right-wing Christian political and military group in Lebanon, modeled after the Spanish Falangists: »

Rightist forces in the capital, composed mostly of Phalangists,…attacked two Muslim slum areas (Time).

–adj.
of or belonging to this group.
[see Falangist for etym. (Cf.Falangist)]

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  • gist — acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gist; aero·ge·ol·o·gist; aer·ol·o·gist; aer·oph·a·gist; ag·ro·bi·ol·o·gist; ag·ro·ge·ol·o·gist; agrol·o·gist; ag·ros·tol·o·gist; al·gol·o·gist; al·ler·gist; al·pha·be·tol·o·gist; am·phib·i·ol·o·gist; anal·o·gist;… …   English syllables

  • phalangist — pha·lan·gist …   English syllables

  • Phalangist — Pha*lan gist, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any arboreal marsupial of the genus {Phalangista}. The vulpine phalangist ({Phalangista vulpina}) is the largest species, the full grown male being about two and a half feet long. It has a large bushy tail. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Phalangista vulpina — Phalangist Pha*lan gist, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any arboreal marsupial of the genus {Phalangista}. The vulpine phalangist ({Phalangista vulpina}) is the largest species, the full grown male being about two and a half feet long. It has a large bushy tail.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • mel — mel·a·nel·li·dae; mel·ane·mia; mel·a·ne·sid; mel·a·nif·er·ous; mel·a·ni·idae; mel·a·nin; mel·an·irid·o·some; mel·a·nism; mel·a·nist; mel·a·nis·tic; mel·a·nite; mel·a·ni·za·tion; mel·a·nize; mel·a·no; mel·a·no·carcinoma; mel·a·no·cerite;… …   English syllables

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