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alacrity

 
/əˈlækrəti/ noun [U] formal

Translation

If you do something with alacrity, you do it in a very quick and willing way.
bir şeyi isteyerek ve hızlı bir şekilde yapma, hızlı ve çevikçe yapma
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(Definition of alacrity noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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