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Completely healed or cured, as in Once we've bandaged it up, you'll be all better . This term is often used to comfort a child who has been hurt. It uses all in the sense of “entirely” and better in the sense of “cured.” The usage has been in the language since a.d. 1000.

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petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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