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alas
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uh
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las
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uh
-
lahs
]
Origin
a·las
/
əˈlæs
,
əˈlɑs
/
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[
uh
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las
,
uh
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lahs
]
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interjection
(used as an exclamation to express sorrow, grief, pity, concern, or apprehension of evil.)
Origin:
1225–75;
Middle English
<
Old French
(
h
)
a las!,
equivalent to (
h
)
a
ah
+
las
wretched <
Latin
lassus
weary;
compare
alack
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alas
(əˈlæs)
—
sentence connector
1.
unfortunately; regrettably:
there were, alas, none left
—
interj
2.
an exclamation of grief, compassion, or alarm
[C13: from Old French
ha las!
oh wretched!;
las
from Latin
lassus
weary]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
alas
mid-13c., from O.Fr. ha, las (later Fr. hélas), from ha "ah" + las "unfortunate," originally "tired, weary," from L. lassus "weary" (see
late
). Originally an expression of weariness rather than woe.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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