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

Virtue, excellence.

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

Arete Sentence Examples

  • Make a long step right to gain a slim groove in the arete.

  • Clip it 's first PR then traverse R on good holds to the arete.

  • Down climb a corner from the steps then traverse right to gain the arete.

  • Continue up slabs and a rounded arete to reach the Descent Rake.

  • Climb directly up the vague arete above the good jug (the normal route trends up rightwards ).

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Words Starting With

AARARE

Words Ending With

ETEETE

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arete

Words Starting With A and Ending With E

Starts With A & Ends With EStarts With AR & Ends With EStarts With A & Ends With TE

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