alack
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interjection Archaic.
(used as an exclamation of sorrow, regret, or dismay.)
əˌdeɪ
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alack or alackaday (əˈlæk, əˈlækəˌdeɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —interj | |
| an archaic or poetic word for alas | |
| [C15: from a ah! + lack loss, | |
| alackaday or alackaday | |
| —interj | |
| [C15: from a ah! + lack loss, | |
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Alack
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Word Origin & History
alack
late 15c., from ah, lack, from lack (q.v.) in M.E. sense of "loss, failure, reproach, shame." Originally an expression of dissatisfaction, later of regret or surprise.
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Example sentences
Unfortunately, validation of these new techniques has suffered from alack of ground truth measurements.
The money, which cannot be used for operating costs, has gone unspent since then because of alack of agreement on how to do so.
Alack of adequate spawning habitat mandates the need fora regular stocking program.
Dolores expressed her concern about alack of effective oversight.
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