First Known Use: 1662
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bireme
noun bi·reme \ˈbī-ˌrēm\
Definition of BIREME
: a galley with two banks of oars used especially by the ancient Greeks and Phoenicians
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Origin of BIREME
Latin biremis, from bi- + remus oar — more at row
Rhymes with BIREME
abeam, agleam, airstream, berseem, beseem, blaspheme, bloodstream, centime, coal seam, cold cream, crossbeam, daydream, downstream, dream team, drill team, egg cream, esteem, extreme, French seam, grapheme, Gulf Stream, hakim, headstream, high beam, hornbeam, I beam, ice cream, inseam, jet stream, kilim, lexeme, live steam, low beam, mainstream, midstream, millime, millstream, moonbeam, morpheme, onstream, phoneme, pipe dream, redeem, regime, rhyme scheme, sealed-beam, sememe, sidestream, slipstream, sour cream, sunbeam, supreme, tag team, Tarim, third-stream, toneme, trireme, unseam, upstream, warp beam, wet dream
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