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əˈlækalack
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alackinterjection
An expression of sorrow or mourning.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Alackinterject.
Alas; an expression of sorrow.
Etymology: This word seems only the corruption of alas.
Alack! when once our grace we have forgot,
Nothing goes right; we would, and we would not. William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure.At thunder now no more I start,
Than at the rumbling of a cart:
Nay, what’s incredible, alack!
I hardly hear a woman’s clack. Jonathan Swift.
Webster Dictionary
Alack
an exclamation expressive of sorrow
Etymology: [Prob. from ah! lack! OE. lak loss, failure, misfortune. See Lack.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Alack
a-lak′, interj. an exclamation denoting sorrow.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of alack in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of alack in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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