phalange

[ fal-uhnj, fuh-lanj, fey-lanj ]

noun

, Anatomy, Zoology.

, plural pha·lan·ges [f, uh, -, lan, -jeez].

1. a phalanx.

phalange

/ ˈfælændʒ /

noun

1. anatomy another name for phalanx

Word History and Origins

Origin of phalange¹

First recorded in 1550–60; back formation from phalanges

Word History and Origins

Origin of phalange¹

C16: via French, ultimately from Greek phalanx

Example Sentences

The Kataeb, also known as the Phalange Party, is one of Lebanon’s oldest parties but has tried to re-brand as an alternative to the established elite.

From Reuters

Bashir Gemayel, a Maronite Christian, created the LF by unifying an array of Christian militias including the armed wing of his family's Kataeb, or Phalange, party.

From Reuters

Bashir Gemayel, a Maronite Christian, created the LF by unifying an array of Christian militias including the armed wing of his family’s Kataeb, or Phalange, party.

From Reuters

“I am pretty good at identifying human bones but human phalanges can sometimes be difficult to tell from other animals. It was a phalange that the trespasser picked up.”

From The Guardian

In 1982, the massacre of between 1,200 and 1,400 Palestinian men, women and children at the hands of Israeli-allied Christian Phalange militiamen began in west Beirut’s Sabra and Shatila refugee camps.

From Washington Times