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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Arete \A'r[^e]te"\, noun [F., lit., a sharp fish bone, ridge, sharp edge, fr. L. arista beard of grain.] (Geog.) An acute and rugged crest of a mountain range or a subsidiary ridge between two mountain gorges. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
arete
noun: a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains
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