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alack

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a·lack  (-lk)
interj.
Used to express sorrow, regret, or alarm: "'Las and fearful alacknobody can make such high claims for the people then living in Maine" (John Gould).
[On the model of alas; see lack.]
alack [əˈlæk], alackaday [əˈlækəˌdeɪ]
interj
an archaic or poetic word for alas
[from a ah! + lack loss, lack]
Translations
alack
interj (obs) → wehe; alack a day → wehe dem Tag
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