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noun
1.
a valley.
2.
the world, or mortal or earthly life: this vale of tears.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French val < Latin vallem, accusative of vallis, vallēs valley
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French val < Latin vallem, accusative of vallis, vallēs valley
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Example Sentences
- To the great majority of the human race it is, indeed, a vale of tears.
- The histotical value or the present vale that will be minus depreciation without any benefits of capital gains.
- Si es así, entonces verás que vale la pena protegerlos.
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World English Dictionary
| vale1 (veɪl) | |
| —n | |
| a literary word for valley | |
| [C13: from Old French val, from Latin vallis valley] | |
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Word Origin & History
vale
river-land between two ranges of hills, c.1300, from O.Fr. val "valley," from L. vallem (nom. vallis, valles) "valley." Vale of years "old age" is from "Othello." Vale of tears "this world as a place of trouble" is attested from 1554.
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