| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| alleluia |
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| SYLLABICATION: | al·le·lu·ia |
| PRONUNCIATION: | l -l y |
| INTERJECTION: | Hallelujah. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Medieval Latin alleluia, from Late Greek allelouia, from Hebrew hall lû-y h, praise Yahweh. See hallelujah.
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