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vale of tears

(this) vale of tears

Fig. the earth; mortal life on earth. (A vale is a literary word for valley.) When it comes time for me to leave this vale of tears, I hope I can leave some worthwhile memories behind. Uncle Fred left this vale of tears early this morning.
See also: of, tear

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DaniËLDAH-nee-elDutch
Gennaro-Italian
Mikhael-Biblical Greek
Dinh-Vietnamese
Katinkakah-TING-kah (German)German, Dutch
Lilavati-Indian, Hindi (Rare)
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