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thranite

thranite noun: one of the rowers on the topmost of the three benches in a trireme. They were usually the best rowers.

Noun

thranite (plural thranites)

  1. (historical, Ancient Greece) One of the rowers on the topmost of the three benches in a trireme. They were usually the best rowers.

Forms of thranite

pluralthranites
alternative formthranitae

Origin of thranite

From Ancient Greek θρανίτης (thranítēs), from θρᾶνος (thrânos, “bench”).

Questions about thranite

What does thranite mean?
Thranite means one of the rowers on the topmost of the three benches in a trireme. They were usually the best rowers.
What part of speech is thranite?
Thranite is a noun.
What is the plural of thranite?
The plural of thranite is thranites.

Words near thranite in the dictionary

  1. thraneens
  2. thrang
  3. thranged
  4. thranging
  5. thrangs
  6. thranite
  7. thranites
  8. thrap
  9. thrapped
  10. thrapping
  11. thrapple

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