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a⋅right

  [uh-rahyt]
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–adverb
rightly; correctly; properly: I want to set things aright.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE ariht, on riht. See a- 1 , right
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a·right   (ə-rīt')   
adv.  In a proper manner; correctly.

[Middle English, from Old English ariht : a-, on; see a-2 + riht, right; see right.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

aright 
"in a correct way," O.E. ariht, from a- (1) "of" + right (adj.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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