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Definition of: phalanstery

(falən·ster′ē) noun plural ·ster·ies
1. The building inhabited by a community of Fourierites; also, such a community.
2. Any group or community of individuals. [<F phalanstère <phalan(x) a phalanx (<L) + (mona)stère <LL monasterium a monastery]
—phal
an·ste′ri·an (-stirē·ən) adjective & noun
—phal
an·ste′ri·an·ism noun

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