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a⋅re⋅te
[ahr-i-tey] 
–noun
| the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character. |
Origin:
< Gk aret
< Gk aret
a⋅rête
[uh-reyt] –noun Physical Geography, Geology.
| a sharp rugged mountain ridge, produced by glaciation. |
Origin:
1860–65; < F; OF areste sharp ridge < L arista awn, ear of wheat
1860–65; < F; OF areste sharp ridge < L arista awn, ear of wheat
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| a·rête (ə-rāt') n. A sharp, narrow mountain ridge or spur. [French, from Old French areste, fishbone, spine, from Late Latin arista, awn, fishbone, from Latin, awn.] |
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Arete
A`r[^e]te"\, n. [F., lit., a sharp fish bone, ridge, sharp edge, fr. L. arista beard of grain.] (Geog.) An acute and rugged crest of a mountain range or a subsidiary ridge between two mountain gorges.
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arete
important concept in Gk. philosophy, "virtue, excellence," lit. "that which is good." The comp. form is areion, the superl. is aristos (cf. aristocracy).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| arête (ə-rāt') Pronunciation Key
A sharp, narrow ridge or spur commonly found above the snow line in mountainous areas that have been sculpted by glaciers. Arêtes form as the result of the continued backward erosion of adjoining cirques. |
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arete
(French: "ridge"), in geology, a sharp-crested serrate ridge separating the heads of opposing valleys (cirques) that formerly were occupied by Alpine glaciers. It has steep sides formed by the collapse of unsupported rock, undercut by continual freezing and thawing (glacial sapping; see cirque). Two opposing glaciers meeting at an arete will carve a low, smooth gap, or col. An arete may culminate in a high triangular peak or horn (such as the Matterhorn) formed by three or more glaciers eroding toward each other
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