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a⋅las
[uh-las, uh-lahs] 
–interjection
| (used as an exclamation to express sorrow, grief, pity, concern, or apprehension of evil.) |
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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.] |
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Alas
A*las"\, interj. [OE. alas, allas, OF. alas, F. h['e]las; 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.
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Language Translation for : alas
Spanish:
(hacia) abajo,
German:
hinunter,
Japanese:
下へ
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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