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biremes

biremes is the plural of bireme.

Meaning of bireme

Noun

bireme (plural biremes)

  1. (historical) An ancient galley having two banks of oars, one above the other.

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Questions about biremes

What is biremes the plural of?
Biremes is the plural of bireme.

Words near biremes in the dictionary

  1. biregional
  2. biregular
  3. biregularity
  4. biregularly
  5. bireme
  6. biremes
  7. Biren
  8. Birenbaum
  9. Birenbaums
  10. Birendranagar
  11. Bires

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