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Definition of Arete

Arete
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.

Meaning of Arete from wikipedia

- Arete (Ancient Gr****: ἀρετή, romanized: aretḗ) is a concept in ancient Gr**** thought that refers to "excellence" of any kind—especially a person or thing's...
- An arête (/əˈrɛt/ ə-RET; French: [aʁɛt]) is a narrow ridge of rock that separates two valleys. It is typically formed when two glaciers erode parallel...
- Look up arete in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Arete (Gr****: Ἀρετή) is a term meaning "virtue" or "excellence". Arete, Arête, or Areté may also refer...
- Arete guazú ("big day" or "true day" in the Guarani language, "Arete Guasu" in Spanish) is a traditional Guaraní festival celebrated in Argentina, Bolivia...
- 197 Arete is an asteroid in the asteroid belt. It has a very bright surface, even so when compared to other rocky S-type asteroid. It was discovered by...
- character in Homer's Odyssey. She is the daughter of King Alcinous and Queen Arete of Phaeacia. Her name means "burner of ships" (ναῦς 'ship'; κάω 'to burn')...
- terms aretē (most often translated as virtue or excellence) and phronesis ('practical or ethical wisdom'). Discussion of the links between ēthikē aretē (virtue...
- Princess Arete (アリーテ姫, Arīte Hime) (also Princess Arite) is a 2001 ****anese animated film written and directed by Sunao Katabuchi, animated and produced...
- Arete (Ancient Gr****: Ἀρετή) was the daughter of the Syracusan tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse (Magna Graecia) with Aristomache. Arete was first married...
- Arete (/əˈriːtiː/; Ancient Gr****: Ἀρήτη means "she who is pra**** for") of Scheria was the wife of Alcinous and mother of Nausicaa and Laodamas. Arete...