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ARETE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does arete mean?
• ARETE (noun)
The noun ARETE has 1 sense:
1. a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains
Familiarity information: ARETE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("arete" is a kind of...):
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