semisweet

[sem-ee-sweet, sem-ahy-]

sem·i·sweet

[sem-ee-sweet, sem-ahy-]
adjective
somewhat sweet; containing a small amount of sweetening: a semisweet cookie; semisweet chocolate.

Origin:
1950–55; semi- + sweet
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Semisweet is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
WordNet
semisweet

adjective
having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness [syn: bittersweet
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