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a⋅las
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əˈlæs
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əˈlɑs
/
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–interjection
(used as an exclamation to express sorrow, grief, pity, concern, or apprehension of evil.)
Origin:
1225–75;
ME < OF (
h
)
a las!,
equiv. to (
h
)
a
ah
+
las
wretched < L
lassus
weary;
cf.
alack
Alas.
Alaska.
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a·las
(ə-lās')
interj. Used to express sorrow, regret, grief, compassion, or apprehension of danger or evil.
[Middle English, from Old French
a las, helas
,
ah (I am) miserable
, from Latin
lassus
,
weary
; see
lē-
in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
alas
c.1260, from O.Fr.
ha, las
(later Fr.
hélas
), from
ha
"ah" +
las
"unfortunate," originally "tired, weary," from L.
lassus
"weary," originally an expression of weariness rather than woe.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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