First Known Use: 1600
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trireme
noun tri·reme \ˈtrī-ˌrēm\
Definition of TRIREME
: an ancient galley having three banks of oars
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Origin of TRIREME
Latin triremis, from tri- + remus oar — more at row
Rhymes with TRIREME
abeam, agleam, airstream, berseem, beseem, bireme, 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, unseam, upstream, warp beam, wet dream
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