| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| trierarch |
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| SYLLABICATION: | tri·er·arch |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  tr   -rärk |
| NOUN: | 1. The captain of a Greek trireme. 2. An Athenian who outfitted and maintained a trireme as a part of his civic duties. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin tri rarchus, from Greek trirarkhos : trirs, trireme; see trei- in Appendix I + arkhos, ruler; see –arch.
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