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vale

  [veyl] ,
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–noun
1. a valley.
2. the world, or mortal or earthly life: this vale of tears.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME < OF val < L vallem, acc. of vallis, vallēs valley
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vale 1   (vāl)   
n.  A valley, often coursed by a stream; a dale.

[Middle English, from Old French val, from Latin vallēs; see wel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
va·le 2   (vā'lē, wä'lā)   
interj.  Used to express leave-taking or farewell.
n.  A farewell.

[Latin valē, sing. imperative of valēre, to be strong or well; see wal- in Indo-European roots.]
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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