ARETE

PRONUNCIATION: (for 1: ar-uh-TAY, for 2: uh-RAYT/RET)

MEANING: noun:
1. Virtue or excellence, especially the realization of one’s potential.
2. A sharp, narrow mountain ridge.

ETYMOLOGY: For 1: From Greek arete (goodness, excellence).
For 2: From French arête (fishbone, ridge, or edge), from Latin arista (ear of corn, fishbone).
Earliest documented use: 1838.
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BARETE - a small bar-shaped clamp for holding hair in position

AREATE - taking up space on a geometric surface

ARETEN - a droid from eight generations after the time of Star-Wars