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Phalangistnoun2 & adjective

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What does the word Phalangist mean?

There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word Phalangist. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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How common is the word Phalangist?

About 0.1occurrences per million words in modern written English

1930	0.033
1940	0.03
1950	0.039
1960	0.084
1970	0.1
1980	0.11
1990	0.12
2000	0.13
2010	0.08

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How is the word Phalangist pronounced?

British English

/fəˈlan(d)ʒɪst/

fuh-LAN-jisst

U.S. English

/fəˈlændʒəst/

fuh-LAN-juhsst

/feɪˈlændʒəst/

fay-LAN-juhsst

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Where does the word Phalangist come from?

Earliest known use

1930s

The earliest known use of the word Phalangist is in the 1930s.

OED's earliest evidence for Phalangist is from 1936, in the Times (London).

Phalangist is probably a borrowing from Spanish.

Etymons: Spanish falangista.

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Nearby entries

phalangian, adj.³1848
phalangic, adj.1822–
phalangid, n.1869–
phalangidan, n.1835–69
phalangidean, adj.1890
phalangie, n.1608–88
phalangiform, adj.1858–
phalangigrade, adj.1890–91
phalangious, adj.1646
phalangist, n.¹1835–92
Phalangist, n.² & adj.1936–
phalangistine, adj. & n.1890
phalangite, n.1758–
phalangitis, n.1877–
phalangium, n.1542–
phalanstère, n.1842–
phalansterial, adj.1843
phalansterian, adj. & n.1840–
phalansterianism, n.1841–48
phalansteric, adj.1850–
phalansterism, n.1868–

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Entry history for Phalangist, n.² & adj.

Phalangist, n.² & adj. was revised in December 2005.

Phalangist, n.² & adj. was last modified in July 2023.

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Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into Phalangist, n.² & adj. in July 2023.

Earlier versions of this entry were published in:

A Supplement to the OED, Volume III (1982)

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phalangian, adj.³1848
phalangic, adj.1822–
phalangid, n.1869–
phalangidan, n.1835–69
phalangidean, adj.1890
phalangie, n.1608–88
phalangiform, adj.1858–
phalangigrade, adj.1890–91
phalangious, adj.1646
phalangist, n.¹1835–92
Phalangist, n.² & adj.1936–
phalangistine, adj. & n.1890
phalangite, n.1758–
phalangitis, n.1877–
phalangium, n.1542–
phalanstère, n.1842–
phalansterial, adj.1843
phalansterian, adj. & n.1840–
phalansterianism, n.1841–48
phalansteric, adj.1850–
phalansterism, n.1868–

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