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ALAS
unfortunately, unluckily, regrettably, alas
(adverb) by bad luck; “unfortunately it rained all day”; “alas, I cannot stay”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Interjection
alas
Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion or grief.
Synonym: alack
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Etymology 2
Noun
alas (plural alases or alasses)
A type of depression which occurs in Yakutia, formed by the subsidence of permafrost.
Anagrams
• AALS, ALSA, LAAS, Lasa, aals, sala
Source: Wiktionary
A*las", interj. Etym: [OE. alas, allas, OF. alas, F. hélas; a interj. (L. ah.) + las wretched (that I am), L. lassus weary, akin to E. late. See Late.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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