First Known Use: 1839
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phalanstery
noun phal·an·stery \ˈfa-lən-ˌster-ē\
plural phal·an·ster·ies
Definition of PHALANSTERY
1
a : a Fourierist cooperative community b : a self-contained structure housing such a community
2
: something resembling a Fourierist phalanstery
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Origin of PHALANSTERY
French phalanstère dwelling of a Fourierist community, from Latin phalang-, phalanx + French -stère (as in monastère monastery)
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