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aretecratic

aretecratic adjective: relating to or characteristic of a system of governance based on virtue, moral excellence, or civic merit.

Adjective

aretecratic (comparative more aretecratic, superlative most aretecratic)

  1. Relating to or characteristic of a system of governance based on virtue, moral excellence, or civic merit.
  2. Pertaining to the principles or practices of aretecracy.

Forms of aretecratic

comparativemore aretecratic
superlativemost aretecratic

Origin of aretecratic

From aretecracy + -ic.

Questions about aretecratic

What does aretecratic mean?
Aretecratic means relating to or characteristic of a system of governance based on virtue, moral excellence, or civic merit.
What part of speech is aretecratic?
Aretecratic is an adjective.

Words near aretecratic in the dictionary

  1. Aretas
  2. arete
  3. aretecracies
  4. aretecracy
  5. aretecrat
  6. aretecratic
  7. aretegenic
  8. areteology
  9. aretes
  10. arethusa
  11. arethusas

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