What does vale mean in Latin?

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What does vale mean in Latin?

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Last updated Dec 15 2020.

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vale = Farewell (goodbye, from late 16th century "God be with you").

Vale. (singular) = Farewell; Goodbye.
Used when addressing one person. Also see Valete (plural)

http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2262/6/?spage=&letter=

May 18 2008, 6:34 PM

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The literal meaning of "vale" is "be strong" or "be healthy". The form "vale" (pl.: "valete") is an imperative of "valere" (= "to be strong" or "to rule").

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vale#Latin

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/valere#Latin

Dec 15 2020, 10:39 AM

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