Word of the Day 08/29/21 Arete
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1_million_wordsArete (NOUN)
arete [ ahr-i-tey ]
NOUN
1. the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character: Our greatest national heroes not only did extraordinary things, but had enormous arete.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ARETE
arête
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Origin: First recorded in 1550–70; from Greek aretḗ “excellence, virtue”
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arete [ ahr-i-tey ]
NOUN
1. the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character: Our greatest national heroes not only did extraordinary things, but had enormous arete.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ARETE
arête
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Origin: First recorded in 1550–70; from Greek aretḗ “excellence, virtue”
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
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