My first part is a low valley between mountains, and my last part is a single prong on a dinner fork. Put me together with 'n' in the middle to get a holiday greeting card. What am I?
A valentine
A 'vale' is a traditional term for a valley between mountains, while a 'tine' is the technical name for a fork prong. Joining 'vale', the letter 'n', and 'tine' forms 'valentine', the traditional card given to express love on February 14th.
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