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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

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Alas.

Alaska.

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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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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.

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alas
adverb
by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay" [syn: unfortunately] [ant: as luck would have it]

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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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