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Penteconter vs Quinquereme - What's the difference?

penteconter | quinquereme |

Quinquereme is a related term of penteconter.

Quinquereme is a coordinate term of penteconter.



As nouns the difference between penteconter and quinquereme

is that penteconter is a galley-type Grecian vessel with fifty oars while quinquereme is an ancient Carthaginian or Greek galley having five banks of oars.

penteconter

English

Alternative forms

* pentaconter

Noun

(en noun)
  • (history, obsolete) A galley-type Grecian vessel with fifty oars.
  • Coordinate terms

    * unireme/monoreme * bireme * trireme * quadrireme * quinquereme/pentere * polyreme

    References

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    quinquereme

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (history, nautical) An ancient Carthaginian or Greek galley having five banks of oars.
  • *1902 , , “Cargoes” (poem):
  • *:Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir / Rowing home to haven in sunny Palestine / With a cargo of ivory, / And apes and peacocks, / Sandalwood, cedarwood, and sweet white wine.
  • Synonyms

    * (galley) pentere * pentereme

    See also

    * ("quinquereme" on Wikipedia) ----