vale

[ veyl ]

/ veɪl /

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noun

a valley.

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

Nearby words

valdez, valdivia, valdo, valdosta, valdés, armando palacio, vale, vale of glamorgan, valediction, valediction forbidding mourning, a, valedictorian, valedictory

Origin of vale

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

Can be confused

vale veil

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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Examples from the Web for vale

Of course the Lady Regent of the Vale was standing placidly beside the open Moon Door, the wind rustling her robes.
Game of Thrones’ Ep. 7 ‘Mockingbird’ Recap: Conscious Coupling (and Uncoupling)|Andrew Romano|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She serves as acting commander of the 5th Military Police Battalion in the Vale do Paraíba, in São Paulo state.
Who’s Who at the Women in the World Summit in Brazil|The Daily Beast|December 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Vania has headed Human Resources and Corporate Services, in addition to the Vale Foundation.
Who’s Who at the Women in the World Summit in Brazil|The Daily Beast|December 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She lies buried beside her beloved Piozzi at Tremeirchion church in the Vale of Clwyd.
History's Most Memorable Mistress|Ian McIntyre|December 26, 2008|DAILY BEAST

Prince Henry, it will be remembered, speaks of the Vale of Edeyrnion as a fine and populous country.
Owen Glyndwr and the Last Struggle for Welsh Independence|Arthur Granville Bradley
Sober common sense pointed out that Vale's account was fully verified.
Operation Terror|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
But even there and then I slept and dreamed that I was walking with my love in the vale of Waveney.
Montezuma's Daughter|H. Rider Haggard
The love making of Charlotte and Vale provides another transitional “scene.”
Dramatic Technique|George Pierce Baker
The upland lawns, which hang at immense heights above the vale, next caught my attention.
Italy; with sketches of Spain and Portugal|William Beckford

British Dictionary definitions for vale (1 of 2)

vale

/ (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)

vale

/ Latin (ˈvɑːleɪ) /

sentence substitute

farewell; goodbye

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