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valour

/ ˈ±¹ÃŠ±ôə /

noun

  1. courage or bravery, esp in battle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±¹²¹±ôŽÇ°ùŽÇ³Ü²õ, adjective
  • ˈ±¹²¹±ôŽÇ°ùŽÇ³Ü²õly, adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of valour1

C15: from Late Latin valor, from ±¹²¹±ôŧ°ù±ð to be strong
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Example Sentences

In July 1941, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross - awarded to RAF personnel for an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty while flying in active operations.

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Manchester Area Coroner, Zak Golombeck, said Mr Burke, 36, "died with bravery and valour and was sadly killed by cowardice and dishonour".

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Ms Seshu says “one may couch it in the language of valour and sacrifice, but it was nothing but a horrific murder”.

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Johnson was awarded an Intelligence Star, the CIA's second-highest award for valour.

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The Legion of Honour is France's top accolade for an elite group of people who distinguish themselves through civilian or military valour.

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