bireme

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/ˈbaɪˌriːm/

noun

An ancient galley having two banks of oars, one above the other.

OriginLatin birēmi ← Proto-Italic *rē(z)mos ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- →
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Meanings

bireme1

nounbireme (plural biremes)

plural biremes

  1. historicalnauticalAn ancient galley having two banks of oars, one above the other.

BIREME2

proper noun
  1. Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information.

Origin

bireme · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reh₁-
  6. Proto-Italic*rē(z)mos
  7. Latinrēmus
  8. Latinbirēmi
  9. Englishbireme

Learned borrowing from Latin birēmis.

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BIREME · proper noun

  1. PortugueseBIREME
  2. EnglishBIREME

Borrowed from Portuguese BIREME.

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Translations

Czech biréma
  • birémagalley
German Bireme
  • Biremegalley
Hebrew דּוּ טוּרִית
  • דּוּ טוּרִית (du-turit)galley
Polish birema, diera
  • biremagalley
  • dieragalley

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

bemire
Cite this entry
APA

bireme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bireme

MLA

“bireme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bireme. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bireme,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bireme.

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