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penteconter

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

A galley-type Grecian vessel with fifty oars.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πεντηκόντορος (pentēkóntoros, literally “fifty-oared”).

penteconters (plural) pentaconter (alternative)

unireme/monoreme bireme trireme quadrireme quinquereme/pentere/pentereme polyreme

What does penteconter mean?: A galley-type Grecian vessel with fifty oars.
Where does penteconter come from?: Borrowed from Ancient Greek πεντηκόντορος (pentēkóntoros, literally “fifty-oared”).

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