context: "I think very briefly of the late Cosgrove Watt. I think of the hypophalangial Grief-Therapist."
parts: "hypo", prefix, greek, meaning "under" (usually as opposed to hyper). "phalange", probably the bone or toe finger meaning, although used interchangeably with "a compact or close-knit body of people" and alexander the great's overlapping shield/long spear infantry.
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source: DFW, Infinite Jest
context: "I think very briefly of the late Cosgrove Watt. I think of the hypophalangial Grief-Therapist."
parts: "hypo", prefix, greek, meaning "under" (usually as opposed to hyper). "phalange", probably the bone or toe finger meaning, although used interchangeably with "a compact or close-knit body of people" and alexander the great's overlapping shield/long spear infantry.
guesses, anyone?
June 27, 2009