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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 mountainsplay

  Familiarity information: ARETE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ARETE (noun)


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...):

ridge; ridgeline (a long narrow range of hills)


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