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Definition of
alack exclamation
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
alack
exclamation
exclamation
NAmE
/
/
əˈlæk
/
/
(
old use
or
humorous
)
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used to show you are sad or sorry
Alas and alack
, we had missed our bus.
See
alack
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