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valley

[ val-ee ]

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noun

plural valleys.

an elongated depression between uplands, hills, or mountains, especially one following the course of a stream.
an extensive, more or less flat, and relatively low region drained by a great river system.
any depression or hollow resembling a valley.
a low point or interval in any process, representation, or situation.
any place, period, or situation that is filled with fear, gloom, foreboding, or the like:
the valley of despair.
Architecture. a depression or angle formed by the meeting of two inclined sides of a roof.
the lower phase of a horizontal wave motion.

valley

/ ˈvælɪ /

noun

a long depression in the land surface, usually containing a river, formed by erosion or by movements in the earth's crust
the broad area drained by a single river system
the Thames valley
any elongated depression resembling a valley
the junction of a roof slope with another or with a wall
modifier relating to or proceeding by way of a valley
a valley railway

valley

/ văl′ē /

A long, narrow region of low land between ranges of mountains, hills, or other high areas, often having a river or stream running along the bottom. Valleys are most commonly formed through the erosion of land by rivers or glaciers. They also form where large regions of land are lowered because of geological faults.

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valley·like adjective
inter·valley noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of valley¹

1250–1300; Middle English valeie, valey < Old French valee, equivalent to val vale ( def ) + -ee < Latin -āta, feminine of -ātus -ate ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of valley¹

C13: from Old French valee, from Latin vallis

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