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quadrirème

French, noun/kwa.dʁi.ʁɛm/

quadrirème is a French feminine noun meaning “quadrireme (galley with four banks of oars)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Galère à quatre rangs de rames superposés”.

What does quadrirème mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininequadrireme (galley with four banks of oars)

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

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Galère à quatre rangs de rames superposés.

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 quadrirème

  • quadrirèmes plural

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

How do you pronounce quadrirème?

  • /kwa.dʁi.ʁɛm/
  • /ka.dʁi.ʁɛm/
  • \ka.dʁi.ʁɛm\

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