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Definition of Alack
1. interj. An exclamation expressive of sorrow.
Definition of Alack
1. Interjection. An expression of sorrow or mourning. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Alack
1. used to express sorrow or regret [interj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alack
Literary usage of Alack
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Poems by Walter Cochrane Bronson (1909)
"ON A DAY, alack THE DAY On a day—alack the day! ... 10 But, alack, my hand is
sworn Ne'er to pluck thee from thy thorn; Vow, alack, for youth unmeet, ..."
2. Little Masterpieces of English Poetry edited by Henry Van Dyke, Hardin Craig (1905)
"10 But, alack, my hand is sworn Ne'er to pluck thee from thy thorn: Vow, alack,
for youth unmeet; Youth so apt to pluck a sweet! ..."
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