| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | re·veal |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  r -v l |
| NOUN: | 1a. The part of the side of a window or door opening that is between the outer surface of a wall and the window or door frame. b. The whole side of such an opening; the jamb. 2. The framework of a motor vehicle window. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Middle English revalen, to lower, from Old French revaler : re-, re- + avaler, to lower (from a val, down ( a, to, from Latin ad; see ad– + val, valley; see vale1).
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