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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἀράομαι (aráomai), thus ‘she who is prayed for’.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aː.rɛ̌ː.tɛː/ → /aˈri.ti/ → /aˈri.ti/
Proper noun
Ᾱ̓ρήτη • (Ārḗtē) f (genitive Ᾱ̓ρήτης); first declension
- Queen Arete, wife of Alcinous and mother of Nausicaa.
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