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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
arête /əˈrɛt, əˈreɪt/

▶noun a sharp mountain ridge.

– origin C19: from Fr., from L. arista ‘ear of corn, spine’.

'arête' also found in these Oxford entries:

arête - arris - gendarme - knife-edge

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