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val⋅or
[val-er] 
ər
–noun
| boldness or determination in facing great danger, esp. in battle; heroic courage; bravery: a medal for valor. |
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| val·or (vāl'ər) n. Courage and boldness, as in battle; bravery. [Middle English valour, from Old French, from Late Latin valor, from Latin valēre, to be strong; see wal- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Valor
Val"or\, n. [OE. valour, OF. valor, valur, valour, F. valeur, LL. valor, fr. L. valere to be strong, or worth. See Valiant.] [Written also valour.]1. Value; worth. [Obs.] "The valor of a penny." --Sir T. More. 2. Strength of mind in regard to danger; that quality which enables a man to encounter danger with firmness; personal bravery; courage; prowess; intrepidity. For contemplation he and valor formed. --Milton. When valor preys on reason, It eats the sword it fights with. --Shak. Fear to do base, unworthy things is valor. --B. Jonson. 3. A brave man; a man of valor. [R.] --Ld. Lytton. Syn: Courage; heroism; bravery; gallantry; boldness; fearlessness. See Courage, and Heroism.
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Language Translation for : valor
Spanish:
valor, valentía, coraje,
German:
der Mut,
Japanese:
勇気
valor
c.1300, "value, worth," from O.Fr. valour "strength, value, valor," from L.L. valorem (nom. valor) "value, worth," from stem of L. valere "be worth, be strong" (see valiant). The meaning "courage" is first recorded 1581, from It. valore, from the same L.L. word. (The M.E. word also had a sense of "worth or worthiness in respect of manly qualities").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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valor
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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