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Meaning of "alack" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ALACK

From a ah! + lack loss, lack.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ALACK

alack  [əˈlæk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALACK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Alack is an exclamation.
Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALACK


black
blæk
blue-black
ˌblʊˈblæk
bootblack
ˈbuːtˌblæk
clack
klæk
claque
klæk
coal-black
ˈkəʊlˌblæk
eyeblack
ˈaɪˌblæk
flack
flæk
flak
flæk
Kaolack
ˈkɑːəʊˌlæk
kulak
ˈkuːlæk
lac
læk
lack
læk
lampblack
ˈlæmpˌblæk
plack
plæk
plaque
plæk
Polack
ˈpəʊlæk
Senlac
ˈsɛnlæk
shellac
ʃəˈlæk
slack
slæk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALACK

ala
Ala Dagh
Ala.
alaap
Alabama
Alabamian
alabandine
alabandite
alabaster
alabastrine
Alacant
alachlor
alackaday
alacritous
alacrity
Aladdin
Aladdin´s cave
alae

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALACK

antiblack
black-on-black
boneblack
carbon black
forslack
gas black
in the black
ivory black
jet black
Large Black
nutty slack
pellack
Penny Black
pitch-black
platinum black
pollack
shellack
shoeblack
superflack
Welsh Black

Synonyms and antonyms of alack in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «alack» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALACK

Find out the translation of alack to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of alack from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «alack» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

呜呼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alack
570 millions of speakers

English

alack
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

alack
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

увы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alack
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Hélas!
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

kekurangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

alack
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

alack
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

alack
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alack
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

alack
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பற்றாக்குறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अलाक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eksikliği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Ahimè
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Alack
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на жаль
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Vai
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλλοίμονο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

alack
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

alack
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Akk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of alack

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALACK»

The term «alack» is regularly used and occupies the 75.984 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALACK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about alack

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALACK»

Discover the use of alack in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to alack and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Alas! Alack! Zorro's Back!
MUSIC CUES ALAS! ALACKl ZORRO'S BACKl SCENE ONE MUSlC CUE 1: " Overture". MC 1 OVERTURE MC 2 ALAS, ALACK MC 3 lT'S ALL UP TO LADY LUCK MC 4 ALlCE.. .AN HElRESS MC 5 ZORRO MC 6 ENTR'ACTE MC 7 FlESTA ...
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A Concordance to the Poems of Robert Browning
Alack Aldobrandini Alack. Alack ! — be queen to me? That Bassanese . . 134.53 Sord. 3.681 The use and purpose of such sights! Alack, 137.38 Sord. 3.916 "How coalesce the small and great? Alack 153.24 Sord. 5.189 Alack, it was I who ...
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Troyuan Chronicles... Book Five
Alack swung up, both Flafstaf's clanged in a wood barking echo. Tumbling away, Monrala spun on shoulder. Alack leaped, a twisting cowboy, landing behind him. Monrala pivoted the Flafstaf digging dirt between Alack's feet. Jumping up from ...
Ernest Velon, 2010
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The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
A youth went faring up and down, Alack and welladay. He fared him to the market town,Alack andwelladay.And there he met a maiden fair, With hazel eyes and auburn hair; His heart went from him then and there, Alack and wella day.
Paul Laurence Dunbar, 1965
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The System of Comics
Thierry Groensteen. Furthermore, wasn't it already a retroactive determination that permitted me to know that the newspaper appears to me, in the first panel, as something seen by Alack — or better: that I see it with him and "through his eyes" ?
Thierry Groensteen, 2007
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Troyuan Chronicles... Book Four
And before Alack could say a goodbye, T.A. Elanus turned and walked away. A moment of deep inner contemplation is all he had from this point on. It is Agent Sculpon who poked Alack in the back with his finger in a playful manner.
Ernest Velon, 2008
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Abaddon's Eve:
The sheep had not reactedtothepresence,and Alack had been so deep in thought that he hadn't noticed him. He lifted his eyesnow and sawhim clearly: It was the prophet. The manwas simplystandingthere, lookingathim. His skin was dark and  ...
Rachel Starr Thomson, 101
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Old ballads, historical and narrative. Collected, with ...
Alack I die for love, Beauty disdaineth me, The cloathier's daughter dear Works. my calamity : She hath my heart in hold, That did roost cruel prove, Thus cried he night and day, Alack, I die for love. Alack, I die for love, Fortune, so sore doth ...
Old ballads, Thomas Evans, 1784
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Melodist, and Mirthful Olio;: An Elegant Collection of the ...
Embellished with Humouous Wood Engravings.. Charles Dibdin. For this was all their talk, And the people did merily shoot ; As through the streets I walk'd, " There you are with your eye out." Alack, alack- a-day, &c. I next to the playhouse went ...
Charles Dibdin, 1829
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A grammar of the Welsh language
How ! alack ! How heno ! alack-a-day I Hu ! alas ! % Huw ! alas ! Hwi ! hie ! Hwnt ! avaunt t Hwt! off! Hys ! hiss ! Llyma ! lo here t Llyna ! lo there ! Ny$a ! see there ! O ! oh! Of! alas! , 0$avi ! ah me f Ocavinnau ! ah me ! 09an ! alack ! Oco druan ! ah ...
William Owen Pughe, 1803

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term alack is used in the context of the following news items.
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Coming soon: NFL's supplemental draft
The Browns gave up their 2013 draft pick for Gordon who, alas! and alack! surprise, surprise!, is currently facing a year-long suspension for ... «Behind the Steel Curtain, Jul 15»
2
Why Americans' waning love affair with homeownership could spell …
... up being – alas and alack – the only asset in their retirement portfolio. A little bit of exuberance, without tipping over into irrationality, perhaps. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Movie Review: Pitch Perfect 2 - Voices in Perfect Harmony
Alack and alas, you won't find echoes of these geniuses in the mash-ups in PP2 ( look for them in The Beatles and The Seekers to name just ... «Free press journal, Jul 15»
4
Squeeze Mobility: Deep Expertise to Empower and Transform …
However, there is alack of understanding of the real potential of mobility and a comprehensive mobile strategy, which is presenting challenges ... «Siliconindia.com, Jul 15»
5
Holy Ghost honors eighth-graders at awards breakfast
... the school, were presented to Ruiz, Sandage, Olivia Lowentritt, Caleb Governale, Justin Deliberto, Lily Inman, Katie Amos and Ashlyn Alack. «The Advocate, Jul 15»
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Livingston-Tangipahoa community photo gallery for July 2, 2015
... Caleb Governale, Justin Deliberto, Lily Inman, Katie Amos, Ashlyn Alack and Mackie Sandage at the Holy Ghost Catholic School awards breakfast on May 19 ... «The Advocate, Jul 15»
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Faces of the Tarnished Souk - An NPC Collection
Alack and alas, there is no big 3pp NPC Codex and that means making A LOT of NPCs and monsters from scratch. Faces of the Tarnished ... «NERD TREK, Jun 15»
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P-Noy's huge broken promise
But alas and alack, Mr. Aquino has seemingly forgotten or put aside this promise. From the look of things, the 16th Congress will not be able to ... «Inquirer.net, Jun 15»
9
Beauty And The Beast #3.2 "Primal Fear" Recap & Review
Alas, alack, that doesn't seem to be the case. Now that that plotline is over for Heather I'm just wondering… what are they supposed to do with ... «KSiteTV, Jun 15»
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Betty Jo Miner
Betty Jo also leaves one sister, Sarah Alack of New Orleans, La.; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Memorials may be ... «People's Tribune, Jun 15»

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