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alas
exclamation
[ əˈlas ]
• used to express grief, pity, or concern.
• "alas, my funds have some limitations"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French a las, a lasse, from a ‘ah’ + las(se ) (from Latin lassus ‘weary’).
Alas.
abbreviation
• Alaska.
