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n.
Good condition; proper form: "policy 'adjustments' designed to bring the . . . country's economy back into kilter with the Western economic system" (Edward Zuckerman).

[Origin unknown.]


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noun

    A state of sound readiness: condition, fettle, fitness, form, order, shape, trim. See better/worse.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - i orden

Nederlands (Dutch)
goede/gewone staat

Français (French)
n. - (Typ) alignement, état de marche (d'une machine)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ordnung, geregelter Gang

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ευταξία, τάξη, καλή λειτουργία

Italiano (Italian)
buono stato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bom estado (coloq.)

Русский (Russian)
порядок, полная исправность

Español (Spanish)
n. - orden, arreglo, buena condición

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - funktion

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
良好状态, 平衡, 顺利

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 良好狀態, 平衡, 順利

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 호조, 정상상태, 순조

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 好調, 正常な状態

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) في حاله جيده‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תקינות, מצב טוב‬


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