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alas definition

alas (ə las′)

interjection

used to express sorrow, pity, regret, or worry

Etymology: ME < OFr a las, helas < a-, he-, ah + las, wretched < L lassus, weary

Alas definition

Alas

Alaska

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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