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dale

noun \ˈdāl\

Definition of DALE

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

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Origin of DALE

Middle English, from Old English dæl; akin to Old High German tal valley, Welsh dôl

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to DALE

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

DALE Defined for Kids

dale

noun \ˈdāl\

Definition of DALE for Kids

: valley

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