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al⋅right
[awl-rahyt] 
–adverb
| all right. |
Usage note:
The form alright as a one-word spelling of the phrase all right in all of its senses probably arose by analogy with such words as already and altogether. Although alright is a common spelling in written dialogue and in other types of informal writing, all right is used in more formal, edited writing.
The form alright as a one-word spelling of the phrase all right in all of its senses probably arose by analogy with such words as already and altogether. Although alright is a common spelling in written dialogue and in other types of informal writing, all right is used in more formal, edited writing.
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| al·right (ôl-rīt') adv. Nonstandard All right. See Usage Note at all right. |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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alright
frequent spelling of all right, attested from 1893.
"There are no such forms as all-right, or allright, or alright, though even the last, if seldom allowed by the compositors to appear in print, is often seen ... in MS." [Fowler]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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