- Penteconter
- Penteconter Pen"te*con`ter, n. [Gr. ? (sc. ?), fr. ? fifty.] (Gr. Antiq.) A Grecian vessel with fifty oars. [Written also {pentaconter}.] [1913 Webster]
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penteconter — pen·te·con·ter … English syllables
penteconter — ˌpentəˈkäntə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: Greek pentēkonteros, from pentēkonta fifty : an early Hellenic galley characterized by decks fore and aft and carrying fifty rowers … Useful english dictionary
pentaconter — Penteconter Pen te*con ter, n. [Gr. ? (sc. ?), fr. ? fifty.] (Gr. Antiq.) A Grecian vessel with fifty oars. [Written also {pentaconter}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Pentaconter — Pen ta*con ter, n. (Gr. Antiq.) See {Penteconter}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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