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quinquereme

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
quin-quereme
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ancient Carthaginian or Greek galley having three banks of oars, rowed by five oarsmen: two to an oar in each of the upper rows, and one to the lower oar.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin quīnquerēmis (“5-oared”), from quīnque (“five”) + rēmus (“oar”) + -is (suffix forming compound adjectives).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: quīnquerēmis

Inflected Forms

quinqueremes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

unireme monoreme penteconter bireme trireme quadrireme septireme pentere

Synonyms

pentere pentereme

Questions

What does quinquereme mean?
An ancient Carthaginian or Greek galley having three banks of oars, rowed by five oarsmen: two to an oar in each of the upper rows, and one to the lower oar.
Where does quinquereme come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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