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Meaning of phalangite | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈfæləndʒaɪt

Definitions

  1. A soldier belonging to a phalanx.
    historical
  2. Specifically, a pikeman fighting in a Macedonian phalanx, armed with a two-handed pike and using a smaller shield than the hoplite's aspis.
    historical

Equivalents

Français phalangite

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

phalangitis phalangodid phalangopsid phalansterian phalansterianism phalansterism

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