Plural of phalanx
regular plural
The plural of phalanx is phalanxes or phalanges.
Forms of phalanx
| Singular | phalanx /ˈfælæŋks/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | phalanxes phalanges /ˈfeɪlænd͡ʒɪz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Phalanxes and phalanges in a sentence
- For a short time the two phalanges of men faced each other at a distance apart.2009, Maria Nugent, “[In between] The second day”, in Captain Cook Was Here, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 58
- The next day, phalanges of soldiers blocked all entrances to the city as rumours that Muslim workers from all around Calcutta would throng the venue of the meeting in protest reached the commissioner of the city Police.2022, Sugata Nandi, “Insurrectionary city: Revolts in colonial Calcutta, 1918–1946”, in Urvi Mukhopadhyay, Suchandra Ghosh, editors...
- But the GOP and its phalanxes were ready with a countermeme.2012 October 4, John Timpane, “Political polls ignite meme war between Democrats and Republicans”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer…. From the entry countermeme
- The hands and feet were small, the proximal phalanges broad and the nails small and dyschromic.2015 August 5, Piero Pavone et al., “Congenital generalized hypertrichosis: the skin as a clue to complex malformation syndromes”, in…. From the entry dyschromic
- These specimens consist of a skull, two hemimandibles and several hind limb elements (fibula, astragalus, calcaneum, metatarsals, and phalanges).2015 September 24, “A New Large Hyainailourine from the Bartonian of Europe and Its Bearings on the Evolution and Ecology of Massive…. From the entry hemimandibles
Meaning of phalanx
- noun An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears.
- noun A large group of people, animals or things, compact or closely massed, or tightly knit and united in common purpose.
- noun A Fourierite utopian community; a phalanstery.
Questions about the plural of phalanx
- What is the plural of phalanx?
- The plural of phalanx is phalanxes or phalanges.
- Which is correct, phalanxes or phalanges?
- Both are used. phalanges is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is phalanx countable?
- Phalanx is a countable noun.
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