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lackaday
lack·a·day
/
ˈlæk
əˌdeɪ
/
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[
lak
-
uh
-dey
]
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interjection
Archaic.
(used as an
expression
of regret, sorrow, dismay, or disapproval.)
Origin:
1685–95;
alteration of
alack the day
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lackaday
(ˈlækəˌdeɪ)
—
interj
archaic
another word for
alas
[C17: from
alack the day
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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