Definition of
Vale
- (noun, object) a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
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Synonyms of Vale
Alternate forms of Vale
Hyponyms: dale, glen, gully, holler, hollow, nullah, ravine, rift valley
Hypernyms: depression, natural depression
Origin of the word 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. more
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