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| val·iant [ vállyənt ] |
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1. courageous: brave and steadfast
  a valiant warrior
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2. done courageously: characterized by or performed with bravery but often ending in failure
a valiant attempt at rescue
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noun (plural val·iants) |
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somebody courageous: a brave and steadfast person
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| [14th century. Via Old French< Latin valent-, present participle of valere "be strong"] |
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| val·iance noun |
| val·iant·ly adverb |
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