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alackenUK Related to alack: abreast, commemorate, tenacitya·lack A0172800 (ə-lăk′)interj. Used to express sorrow, regret, or alarm: "Whatever I long for makes me cry alack. / Whatever I wish, I quickly take it back" (Richard Wilbur). [On the model of alas; see lack.]alack (əˈlæk) or alackadayinterj an archaic or poetic word for alas[C15: from a ah! + lack loss, lack]a•lack (əˈlæk) interj. Archaic. (used as an exclamation of sorrow, regret, or dismay.) [1480–90; presumably ah + lack] Translations |