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polyreme

polyreme noun: a very large galley with more than five rows of oars on each side.

Noun

polyreme (plural polyremes)

  1. A very large galley with more than five rows of oars on each side.

Forms of polyreme

pluralpolyremes

Origin of polyreme

poly- + Latin rēmus (“oar”). See trireme.

Questions about polyreme

What does polyreme mean?
Polyreme means a very large galley with more than five rows of oars on each side.
What part of speech is polyreme?
Polyreme is a noun.
What is the plural of polyreme?
The plural of polyreme is polyremes.

Words near polyreme in the dictionary

  1. polyreaction
  2. polyreactions
  3. polyreactive
  4. polyreactivities
  5. polyreactivity
  6. polyreme
  7. polyremes
  8. polyrepeat
  9. polyrepeats
  10. polyrepetitive
  11. polyrepo

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