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vale

[ veyl ]
/ veɪl /
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noun

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

RELATED WORDS

adieu, dale, dell, dingle, farewell, glen

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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British Dictionary definitions for vale (1 of 2)

vale

1
/ (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

2
/ Latin (ˈvɑːleɪ) /

sentence substitute

farewell; goodbye
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