phalanstery

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Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
20
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˈfælənˌstɜɹi/(US)

Definition of phalanstery

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An association or community organized on the plan of Charles Fourier, with living space divided hierarchically and higher pay for those carrying out unpopular tasks.
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noun

  1. An association or community organized on the plan of Charles Fourier, with living space divided hierarchically and higher pay for those carrying out unpopular tasks.
  2. The dwelling house of a Fourierite community.
    “2005, Andrew Loman, "Somewhat on the Community-System": Representations of Fourierism in the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), page xxiv, When Hollingsworth and Priscilla retreat to a cottage at the end of the novel, they are spurning not only reformatories and phalansteries but also boarding-houses, tenements, and hotels.”

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Etymology

From French phalanstère.

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