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vale (1)

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vale1 /veɪl /
noun a valley (used in place names or as a poetic term):
the Vale of Glamorgan.
– PHRASES
vale of tears literary
the world regarded as a scene of trouble or sorrow:
they hadn't asked to come into this vale of tears.
– ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French val, from Latin vallis, valles.
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