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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=biremis biremis N F :: bireme, vessel having 2 oars to each bench/2 banks of oars; 2-oared boat (L+S)<br />biremis biremis biremis, bireme ADJ :: two-oared; having two oars to each bench/banks of oars; having two oars (L+S)
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>bĭrēmis</b>: e, adj. bis-[[remus]].<br /><b>I</b> Twooared, having [[two]] oars ([[rare]]): lembi, Liv. 24, 40 init.: [[scapha]], * Hor. C. 3, 29, 62.— Also,<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Subst.: bĭrēmis, is, f., a [[small]] [[vessel]] [[with]] [[two]] oars, Luc. 10, 56; 8, 562.—<br /><b>II</b> Freq. in an extended signif., having [[two]] banks of oars; [[only]] subst., a [[galley]] [[with]] [[two]] banks of oars (cf. Dict. of Antiq.; [[first]] used by the Erythræans, acc. to Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 207), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 20, § 51; 2, 5, 23, § 59; Caes. B. C. 3, 40; Tac. H. 4, 27; 5, 23; Claud. B. Gild. 369; id. Laud. Stil. 1, 367; Suet. Caes. 39; id. Aug. 16; id. Calig. 15 al.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>bĭrēmis</b>,¹³ e ([[bis]], [[remus]]), qui a deux rangs de [[rames]] : Liv. 24, 40, 2 &#124;&#124; mû par deux [[rames]] : Hor. O. 3, 29, 62 &#124;&#124; subst. f., birème, navire à deux rangs de [[rames]] : Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 59 ; Tac. Ann. 4, 27 &#124;&#124; canot, esquif qu’on meut avec deux [[rames]] : Luc. 10, 56.||mû par deux [[rames]] : Hor. O. 3, 29, 62||subst. f., birème, navire à deux rangs de [[rames]] : Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 59 ; Tac. Ann. 4, 27||canot, esquif qu’on meut avec deux [[rames]] : Luc. 10, 56.
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{{Georges
|georg=birēmis, e ([[bis]] u. [[remus]]), I) [[zweiruderig]], [[mit]] [[zwei]] [[Rudern]] [[versehen]], [[scapha]], Hor. carm. 3, 29, 62: [[lembus]], Liv. 24, 40, 2. – subst., birēmis, is, f., [[ein]] kleines [[Schiff]] [[mit]] [[zwei]] [[Rudern]], Lucan. 8, 562 u. 10, 56. – II) in [[weit]]. Bed., [[mit]] [[zwei]] [[Reihen]] Ruderbänken [[versehen]], [[nur]] subst., birēmis, is, f. (sc. [[navis]]), eine zweiruderige [[Galeere]], [[ein]] [[Zweiruderer]], Cic. Verr. 5, 51 u. 59. Caes. b. c. 3, 40, 4. Auct. b. Alex. 16, 6. Verg. Aen. 1, 182 u.a. – Nbf. birēmus, a, um, Auct. de dub. nom. (V) 572, 25 biremas antiqui dicebant naves etc.
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{{LaZh
|lnztxt=biremis, is. f. (''remus''.) :: [[二層槳]]。[[二槳舟]]
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