Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Ah
ah, inter. [OFr a or ah.] (webplay: pity). Exclamatory particle with the following nuances:
- Nostalgic; wishful; lamenting; entreating; appealing [sound accompanying a sigh.]
- Irony; sarcasm; mockery; [similar to “aha” and “ah, but.”]
- Surprise; wonder; [equivalent of “Oh!” and “O!”]
- Endearing; admiring; adoring.
- Sympathy.
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