falang

Swedish

/ˈfalaŋ/

noun
Definitions
  • (politics) part or group of people within a party with a distinct opinion that may be more extreme or differ from the majority
  • (anatomy) phalange
  • (military) phalanx

Etymology

Derived from French phalange derived from Ancient Greek φᾰ́λᾰγξ (line, rank) derived from Latin phalangem derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ- (beam, pile, prop, plank, thick plank, balk).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰelǵ-

Gloss

beam, pile, prop, plank, thick plank, balk

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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