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exclamation
(also aililiú)
rare Irish Expressing distress, horror, surprise, etc.
In later use only in Irish-speaking contexts.
Origin
Late 17th century (in an earlier sense). Apparently from Irish aililiú, interjection indicating surprise or sorrow (although this is first attested later: 1740 or earlier), of imitative origin.
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