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VALE
valley, vale
(noun) a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
vale (plural vales)
(mostly, poetic) A valley.
Synonyms
• (valley): dale
See also valley
Antonyms
• (valley): hill
Etymology 2
Interjection
vale
(usually, seen in obituaries) Farewell.
Anagrams
• Leva, Veal, Vela, avel, eval, lave, leva, veal, vela
Proper noun
The Vale
(football, informal) Port Vale FC.
Vale
An unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina, United States.
A small area in Catawba County, North Carolina.
An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, North Carolina.
A city, the county seat of Malheur County, Oregon, United States.
A census-designated place in Butte County, South Dakota, United States.
An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States.
A surname.
Anagrams
• Leva, Veal, Vela, avel, eval, lave, leva, veal, vela
Source: Wiktionary
Vale, n. Etym: [OE. val, F. val, L. vallis; perhaps akin to Gr. Avalanche, Vail to lower, Valley.]
Definition: A tract of low ground, or of land between hills; a valley. " Make me a cottage in the vale." Tennyson. Beyond this vale of tears there is a life above. Montgomery. In those fair vales, by nature formed to please. Harte.
Note: Vale is more commonly used in poetry, and valley in prose and common discourse.
Syn.
– Valley; dingle; dell; dale.
Vale, n.
Definition: See 2d Vail, 3.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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