Arete Definition

ə-rāt
noun
A sharp, narrow mountain ridge or spur.
American Heritage
Excellence.
Webster's New World
A sharp, narrow ridge or crest of a mountain, formed by glacial erosion.
Webster's New World
Wiktionary
Alternative spelling of arête.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Arete

Noun

Singular:
arete
Plural:
aretes, artes

Origin of Arete

  • French from Old French areste fishbone, spine from Late Latin arista awn, fishbone from Latin awn

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French arête, from Latin arista.

    From Wiktionary

  • Variant of arête, which is from French.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Ancient Greek ἀρετή (aretē).

    From Wiktionary

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