Quin″que‐reme (?), n. [L. quinqueremis; quinque five + remus an oar: cf. F. quinquérème] A galley having five benches or banks of oars; as, an Athenian quinquereme.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.