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Meaning of phalangite | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/ˈfæləndʒaɪt/

Definitions

A soldier belonging to a phalanx.
historical
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

CEFR level

B2

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

See also

phalangitis phalangodid phalangopsid phalansterian phalansterianism phalansterism