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a•re•te

Pronunciation: (är"i-tā'), [key]
—n.
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.

a•rête

Pronunciation: (u-rāt'), [key]
—n. Phys. Geog., Geol.
a sharp rugged mountain ridge, produced by glaciation.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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