vale

[ veyl ]
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noun
  1. a valley.

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

Origin of vale

1
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Old French val, from Latin vallem, accusative of vallis, vallēs “valley”

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How to use vale in a sentence

  • Ave Atque vale I'm gonna hang out With these two smoking hotties And fly privately Around the world.

    The Poetry of Charlie Sheen | Michael Solomon | March 1, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • The next bad place was about a mile after the second pass across the San Jos River, being a very deep and abrupt vale.

  • As well as about the vale ponds, the Kingfisher breeds in holes in the rocks all round the Island.

  • While we were marooned here we visited vale Crucis Abbey, about a mile distant.

  • Have I not a G of surpassing splendour, of a fruitiness rarely encountered in this vale of tears?

    First Plays | A. A. Milne
  • Her eyes were fixed on the motor omnibuses passing up and down Maida vale at the end of her road.

    Jaffery | William J. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for vale (1 of 2)

vale1

/ (veɪl) /


noun
  1. a literary word for valley

Origin of vale

1
C13: from Old French val, from Latin vallis valley

British Dictionary definitions for vale (2 of 2)

vale2

/ Latin (ˈvɑːleɪ) /


sentence substitute
  1. farewell; goodbye

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