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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

phal•an•ster•y n., pl. -ster•ies.

Sociology(in Fourierism)
- the buildings occupied by a phalanx.
- the community itself.
Sociologyany similar association, or the buildings they occupy.

French phalanstère, blend of, blended phalange phalanx and monastère monastery
1840–50

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