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dale

noun \ˈdāl\

Definition of DALE

: valley, vale <went riding over hill and dale>
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Examples of DALE

  1. the beautiful hills and dales of our county
  2. <a hunting lodge in a secluded dale in the country>

Origin of DALE

Middle English, from Old English dæl; akin to Old High German tal valley, Welsh dôl
First Known Use: before 12th century

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Synonyms
valley, dene [British], hollow, vale

Rhymes with DALE

ail, ale, bail, bale, Bâle, brail, braille, Braille, fail, flail, frail, Gael, gale, Gale, grail, hail, hale, jail, kale, mail, male, nail, pail, pale, quail, Quayle, rail, sail, sale, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tael, tail, taille, tale, trail, vail, vale, veil, wail, wale, whale, Yale

Dale

biographical name \ˈdāl\

Definition of DALE

Sir Henry Hallett 1875–1968 Eng. physiol.

Dale

biographical name

Definition of DALE

Sir Thomas d 1619 Eng. colonial administrator in Virginia

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