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Catchword for “beta”
Catchword: beta
Part of speechn.
The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.
Quotation: When the climber understands that the belayer is truly working for them, then the climber is limited only by their own technical skill and degree of boldness. This is particularly true if the belayer has already experienced the route and can offer genuinely helpful advice (in the climbing world, such advice is called beta).
Article or document title:
“The rock climbing/management metaphor” (URL)
Author:
Brendon Connelly
Article, document, publication, web site:
Slacker Manager
Date of publication:
Apr. 4, 2005
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