Meanings
nounpenteconter (plural penteconters)
plural penteconters · alternative pentaconter
- historicalA galley-type Grecian vessel with fifty oars.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπεντηκόντορος
- Englishpenteconter
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πεντηκόντορος (pentēkóntoros, literally “fifty-oared”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek πεντηκόντορος
- πεντηκόντορος (pentēkóntoros)fifty-oared galley
Italian pentecontera, pentecontero
- penteconterafifty-oared galley
- penteconterofifty-oared galley
- pentecontorofifty-oared galley
Spanish pentecontero
- penteconterofifty-oared galley
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APA
penteconter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penteconter
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“penteconter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penteconter. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “penteconter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penteconter.
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