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| —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] | |
| Alas. | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| Alaska | |
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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.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| Alas. Alaska |
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Example sentences
Alas for theoretical elegance, there are no empirical studies providing conclusive support for this proposition.
Alas, that wasn't the end of it-not by a long chalk.
Alas, no other fruit has been so radically transformed by industrial agriculture.
Alas, the evidence for natural selection of skin color dissolves under scrutiny.
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