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val·iant    (vlynt) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:

1. Possessing valor; brave.
2. Marked by or done with valor. See Synonyms at brave.

NOUN:

A brave person.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French vaillant, from Latin valns , valent- present participle of valre, to be strong; see wal- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
valian·cy or valiance or valiant·ness (Noun), valiant·ly (Adverb)

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