pentaconter

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pentaconter - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pentaconter \Pen"ta*con`ter\, n. (Gr. Antiq.)
     See Penteconter.
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  Penteconter \Pen"te*con`ter\, n. [Gr. ? (sc. ?), fr. ? fifty.]
     (Gr. Antiq.)
     A Grecian vessel with fifty oars. [Written also
     pentaconter.]
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