Etymology

penteconter

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Today it means: A galley-type Grecian vessel with fifty oars. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πεντηκόντορος
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromπεντηκόντορος
  2. English todaypenteconter

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

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