monoreme
- noun
- Archaic
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monorema
- Unlike the trireme, the monoreme was simpler in construction and required fewer rowers.
Examples
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The Greek navy deployed a monoreme in coastal patrol duties during the early classical era.
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Historians discovered remnants of a monoreme near the ancient harbor.
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The ancient monoreme glided smoothly across the water.
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A monoreme was often used in ancient naval battles.
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The Greek navy deployed a monoreme in coastal patrol duties during the early classical era.
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Historians discovered remnants of a monoreme near the ancient harbor.
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A monoreme was often used in ancient naval battles.
How Many
Surface Forms
Morphology
monoreme = mono + reme
The prefix mono- suggests 'single', but the second element is a specialized classical maritime form, so the full meaning is not easily recoverable for an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Monoreme combines the prefix mono- ('one') with the part -reme, from an old word for 'oar' or 'row' and seen in ships called trireme. So a monoreme is literally a ship with a single bank of oars on each side.