vale

[ veyl ]
/ veɪl /
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noun

a valley.
the world, or mortal or earthly life: this vale of tears.

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Origin of vale

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French val < Latin vallem, accusative of vallis, vallēs valley

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH vale

vale veil

Words nearby vale

valdemar iv, valdez, valdivia, valdo, valdosta, vale, vale of glamorgan, valediction, valediction forbidding mourning, a, valedictorian, valedictory

Definition for vale (2 of 2)

ave atque vale
[ ah-we aht-kwe wah-le; English ey-vee at-kwee vey-lee, ah-vey aht-kwey vah-ley ]
/ ˈɑ wɛ ˈɑt kwɛ ˈwɑ lɛ; English ˈeɪ vi ˈæt kwi ˈveɪ li, ˈɑ veɪ ˈɑt kweɪ ˈvɑ leɪ /

interjection Latin.

hail and farewell.
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Words related to vale

adieu, dale, dell, dingle, farewell, glen

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British Dictionary definitions for vale (1 of 2)

vale1
/ (veɪl) /

noun

a literary word for valley

Word Origin for vale

C13: from Old French val, from Latin vallis valley

British Dictionary definitions for vale (2 of 2)

vale2
/ Latin (ˈvɑːleɪ) /

sentence substitute

farewell; goodbye
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