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quinquereme

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Quinquereme \Quin"que*reme\, n. [L. quinqueremis; quinque five +
   remus an oar: cf. F. quinqu['e]r[`e]me]
   A galley having five benches or banks of oars; as, an
   Athenian quinquereme.
   [1913 Webster]

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