Etymology

septireme

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Today it means: A heavy ancient Greek warship. Full definition →

Latin septirēmis
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromseptirēmis“having seven banks of oars”
  2. English todayseptireme

From Latin septirēmis (“having seven banks of oars”), from septem (“seven”) + rēmus (“oar”).

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