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birème

French, noun/bi.ʁɛm/

birème is a French feminine noun meaning “bireme” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sorte de galère qui avait deux rangs de rames de chaque côté”.

What does birème mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininebireme

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Sorte de galère qui avait deux rangs de rames de chaque côté. 2. Barque à deux rames.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of birème

  • birèmes plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce birème?

  • /bi.ʁɛm/
  • \bi.ʁɛm\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.