phalanstery

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phalanstery - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Phalanstery \Phal"an*ster*y\, n.; pl. -ies. [F.
     phalanst[`e]re, fr. Gr. fa`lagx a phalanx + stereo`s firm,
     solid.]
     1. An association or community organized on the plan of
        Fourier. See Fourierism.
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     2. The dwelling house of a Fourierite community.
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