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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Alas \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: alas adv : by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay" [syn: {unfortunately}, {unluckily}, {regrettably}] [ant: {fortunately}, {fortunately}]
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