See also: areté, aretê, and arête

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Etymology 1 edit

From Ancient Greek ἀρετή (aretḗ).

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arete (uncountable)

  1. (philosophy) Virtue, excellence.
    • 1962, Lionel Ignacius Cusack Pearson, Popular Ethics in Ancient Greece, page 78 (translating a line from an old text):
      All arete is included in justice, Cyrnus.
  2. (philosophy) The proper state or condition for a human.
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arete (plural aretes)

  1. Alternative spelling of arête

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ārēte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of āreō

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Inherited from Latin aries, arietem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁r-i-(e)t- (certain domestic animal).

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arete m (plural areți)

  1. ram (male sheep)
    Synonym: berbec

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From aro +‎ -ete.

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  • IPA(key): /aˈɾete/ [aˈɾe.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: a‧re‧te

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arete m (plural aretes)

  1. (Latin America, Philippines) earring
    Synonym: pendiente

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