penteconter

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πεντηκόντερος (pentēkónteros, “fifty-oared”).

Noun

penteconter (plural penteconters)

  1. (historical, obsolete) A galley-type Grecian vessel with fifty oars.

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References
  • penteconter in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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