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all right

(not standard alright)
 
/ˌɔl ˈrɑɪt/ exclamation infml (VERY GOOD)

Definition

used to express praise or happiness over what has been said or done: "Did you hear I won that writing contest?" "All right!"
(Definition of all right exclamation (VERY GOOD) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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