alack

  • 11alack — interjection Etymology: Middle English Date: 15th century used to express sorrow or regret …

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  • 12alack — /euh lak /, interj. Archaic. (used as an exclamation of sorrow, regret, or dismay.) Also, alackaday /euh lak euh day /. [presumably AH + LACK. Cf. AHA, AHEM, ALAS] * * * …

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  • 13alack — expression of sorrow or regret Forthright s Forsoothery …

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  • 14alack — interj. alas, exclamation expressing sorrow or concern …

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  • 15alack — interj. Alas, lackaday, alackaday, welladay, woe s me …

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  • 16alack — interjection old use used to express sorrow …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17alack — a•lack [[t]əˈlæk[/t]] interj. archaic (used as an exclamation of sorrow, regret, or dismay.) • Etymology: 1480–90; presumably ah+lack …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18alack — /əˈlæk/ (say uh lak) interjection Archaic (an exclamation of sorrow, regret, or dismay.) Also, alackaday /əˈlækədeɪ/ (say uh lakuhday). {Middle English alacke, ? a ah + lack loss, absence. See lack} …

  • 19alack the day — interjection see alackaday …

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  • 20Alas and Alack — Infobox Film name = Alas and Alack image size = caption = director = Joe De Grasse producer = Joe De Grasse writer = Ida May Park narrator = starring = Lon Chaney, Sr. Cleo Madison music = cinematography = editing = distributor = Universal… …

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