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penteconter

penteconter noun: a galley-type Grecian vessel with fifty oars.

penteconter: a galley-type Grecian vessel with fifty oars
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Noun

penteconter (plural penteconters)

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

Forms of penteconter

pluralpenteconters
alternative formpentaconter

Origin of penteconter

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πεντηκόντορος (pentēkóntoros, literally “fifty-oared”).

Questions about penteconter

What does penteconter mean?
Penteconter means a galley-type Grecian vessel with fifty oars.
What part of speech is penteconter?
Penteconter is a noun.
What is the plural of penteconter?
The plural of penteconter is penteconters.

Words near penteconter in the dictionary

  1. pentecontalitron
  2. pentecontarch
  3. pentecontarchies
  4. pentecontarchs
  5. pentecontarchy
  6. penteconter
  7. penteconters
  8. Pentecost
  9. Pentecost Island
  10. Pentecost Monday
  11. Pentecost Sunday

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