triaconter

triaconter
\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkäntə(r)\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Greek triakontērēs, from triakonta thirty
: a Hellenic galley carrying 30 banks of oars

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triaconter /trī-ə-konˈtər/
noun
An ancient Greek ship, perhaps with thirty men to each group of oars
ORIGIN: Gr triākontērēs, from triākonta thirty

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  • Triaconter — Tri a*con ter, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? thirty.] (Gr. Antiq.) A vessel with thirty banks of oars, or, as some say, thirty ranks of rowers. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • triaconter — tri·a·con·ter …   English syllables

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