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Valediction vs Vale - What's the difference?

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Valediction is a related term of vale.


As nouns the difference between valediction and vale

is that valediction is a speech made when leaving or parting company while vale is (mostly|poetic) valley.

As a interjection vale is

(usually|seen in obituaries) farewell.

valediction

English

(wikipedia valediction)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A speech made when leaving or parting company.
  • The act of parting company.
  • A word or phrase (such as adieu or farewell) said upon leaving.
  • A word or phrase used to end a letter or message.

    • Related terms

    * * valedictory * valedictorian * valiant * diction

    See also

    * salutation

    Hyponyms

    * (phrase ending message) sincerely

    vale

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl), from (etyl) , from (etyl) vallis, valles

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mostly, poetic) A valley.
  • * (rfdate) Harte
    • In those fair vales , by nature formed to please, / Where Guadalquiver serpentines with ease
  • * , Hymn 214'', ''The Issues of Life and Death ,
    • Beyond this vale of tears / There is a life above,
  • * 19th c , ,
    • "Make me a cottage in the vale ," she said, / "Where I may mourn and pray.
    Synonyms
    * (valley) dale ** See also
    Antonyms
    * (valley) hill

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (usually, seen in obituaries) Farewell.
    • Vale , Sarah Smith
    Related terms
    * valediction * valiant

    Anagrams

    * English heteronyms ----