triaconter

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noun

A vessel with thirty rows of oars for rowers.

OriginAncient Greek τριακοντήρης →
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Meanings

nountriaconter (plural triaconters)

plural triaconters · alternative triakonter

  1. Ancient GreeceA vessel with thirty rows of oars for rowers.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτριακοντήρης
  2. Englishtriaconter

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τριακοντήρης (triakontḗrēs). By surface analysis, triacont- (“thirty”) + -er (“thing to which a certain number applies”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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