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† ˈpentereme, a. Obs. rare. [f. Gr. πέντε five + L. rēmus oar.] See quot. 1656.
1656Blount Glossogr., Pentireme, a Galley that has five Oares in a seat or rank, or a Galley wherein every oar hath five men to draw it. See Quinquereme. 1844Thirlwall Greece VIII. lxiv. 266 A fleet of sixty pentereme galleys. |