| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: | v l |
| NOUN: | A valley, often coursed by a stream; a dale. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old French val, from Latin vall s. See wel-2 in Appendix I.
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