About The Word Alas
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Alas
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What's The Definition Of Alas?
[adv] by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Alas: regrettably | unfortunately | unluckily Related Terms | Find terms related to Alas: See Also | Alas In Webster's Dictionary \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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