"falange" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /faˈlan.d͡ʒe/ Forms: falangi [plural]
Rhymes: -andʒe Etymology: Borrowed from Latin phalangem, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx, “battle order, array”). See also the related falanga and palanca. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|la|phalanx|phalangem}} Borrowed from Latin phalangem, {{der|it|grc|φάλαγξ||battle order, array}} Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx, “battle order, array”) Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} falange f (plural falangi)
  1. (anatomy) phalanx Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-falange-it-noun--nTIWdb2 Categories (other): Anatomy, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 54 27 19 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (military) phalanx Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-falange-it-noun--nTIWdb21 Categories (other): Military Topics: government, military, politics, war
  3. (figurative, by extension) army, horde Tags: broadly, feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-falange-it-noun-Sg22orot
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: falanga, falangetta, falangina, falangismo, falangista, falansterio

Inflected forms

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