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bittersweet

/ˈbɪtɚˌswit/ noun C2
  1. Bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara). (countable, uncountable)
  2. Bittersweetness. (countable, uncountable)
  3. A vine, of the genus Celastrus, having small orange fruit that open to reveal red seeds. (US, countable, uncountable)
  4. A variety of apple with a bittersweet taste. (countable, uncountable)
  5. Any variety of clam in the family Glycymerididae (countable, uncountable)
  6. A pinkish-orange color. Any color in between scarlet and orange. (countable, uncountable)

Plural bittersweets

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Clemens eloquently captures the bittersweet realization that the romanticized world of his youth had irrevocably vanished, replaced by the relentless march of industrial progress.
The Pilot and the Pen, p. 1 · C2
The new sentence flowed gracefully, capturing the bittersweet essence of the original without resorting to clumsy, overtly explanatory phrasing.
The Faithful Echo, p. 1 · C2

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