quinquereme

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Noun
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quin=que=reme

CIDE DICTIONARY

quinqueremen. [L. quinqueremis; quinque five + remus an oar: cf. F. quinquérème].
     A galley having five benches or banks of oars; as, an Athenian quinquereme.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

quinquereme, n. an ancient Roman galley with five files of oarsmen on each side.

Etymology
L quinqueremis (as QUINQUE-, remus oar)

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