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Alas

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Interjection, Noun

HYPHEN

a=las

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adverbial Alas has 1 sense

alas(r = adv.all) regrettably, unfortunately, unluckily - by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay"

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CIDE DICTIONARY

Alas, interj. [OE. alas, allas, OF. alas, F. hélas; a interj. (L. ah.) + las wretched (that I am), L. lassus weary, akin to E. late. See Late.].

An exclamation expressive of sorrow, pity, or apprehension of evil; -- in old writers, sometimes followed by day or white; alas the day, like alack a day, or alas the white. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

Alas, int. an expression of grief, pity, or concern.

Etymology

ME f. OF a las(se) f. a ah + las(se) f. L lassus weary

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