quin|que|reme

quin|que|reme
quin|que|reme «KWIHN kwuh reem», noun.
a galley with five tiers of oars.
[< Latin quīnquerēmis < quīnque five + rēmus oar. Compare etym. under trireme. (Cf.trireme)]

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