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vales

Noun
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Valleys, particularly in a poetic or archaic register; its repetition underscores the versatility of this term in creating bucolic imagery, spatial contrast, and a sense of hidden or sheltered spaces.

Detailed Definition
Vale is an old literary word for a valley, and the plural vales is common in poetry and song. It gives the landscape a soft, idealized, pastoral feeling rather than a plain modern one.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Cool verdant vales we wander free from care”; The shepherd sings across cool verdant vales; In pastoral poetry, vales often shelter lovers, flocks, and song; Smoke gathered in the vale below the industrial hill; The plural “vales” broadens a landscape into a journey through many valleys
Additional Notes
The word "vales" is a poetic plural for valleys, so it may be unfamiliar to readers outside literary contexts.; Found in the poem, Friendship After Love by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Other Meanings of “vales”
Also Known As
dales glades meadows valleys
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