arête

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A very thin ridge of rock
{i} sharp uppermost ridge of a mountain; fish bone (French)
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Alternative spelling of arête
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Acute, rugged mountain range between two mountain ranges
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n A narrow ridge, or corner, of rock or snow Derived from the french word for "stop"
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Queen of the Phaiakians
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A knife-edged rock divide between two glacial cirques
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A sharp ridge of erosion resistant rock; an arete is formed when two cirque glaciers converge but do not meet (usually flowing sub-parallel to one another), allowing a spine of rock to remain between them
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{i} sharp uppermost ridge of a mountain
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A word for a mountain ridge See ridge
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(Ah-rhet) n a steep, skinny, and jagged wall of rock cut by two glaciers; see glacial erosion
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A narrow, jagged mountain crest, often above the snowline, sculptured by alpine glaciers and formed by backward erosion of adjoining cirque walls HP
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sharp narrow ridge separating two lglacier troughs
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A sharp, narrow mountain ridge It often results from the erosive activity of alpine glaciers flowing in adjacent valleys
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Translated as "virtue," the word actually means something closer to "being the best you can be," or "reaching your highest human potential " The term from Homeric times onwards is not gender specific The man or woman of areté is a person of the highest effectiveness; they use all their faculties: strength, bravery, wit, and deceptiveness, to achieve real results The concept implies a human-centered universe in which human actions are of paramount importance; the world is a place of conflict and difficulty, and human value and meaning is measured against individual effectiveness in the world from: http: //lancefuhrer com/arete htm
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Excellence, virtue
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a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains
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Sharp ridge line on mountains made by ice
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There is one well defined arete, indicated on the map by closely spaced contour lines revealing a steep sided ridge This arete is bordered by two cirques and the U-shaped valleys that extend downhill away from the cirques
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a steep, narrow ridge
arête

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    A·re·te

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    Etymology

    [ &-'rAt ] (noun.) 1838. French, literally, fish bone, from Late Latin arista, from Latin, beard of grain.
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