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- noun
Partial obscurity .
Etymologies
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Examples
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When I returned to the consciousness of existence, I found myself surrounded by a kind of semiobscurity, lying on some thick and soft coverlets.
Voyage au centre de la terre. English Jules Verne 1866
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Long, long before I knew who Collins was I enjoyed Wild Dog, a miniseries that seems to have fallen into semiobscurity.
Hard-Boiled Friday | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008
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“So I was wondering…” I continued, my heart beating easier now, then seeming to stop altogether as something in the semiobscurity of the dining room wriggled and stirred, then reared up from the blankets, gurgling in a most unearthly fashion.
Last Lullaby Denise Hamilton 2004
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“So I was wondering…” I continued, my heart beating easier now, then seeming to stop altogether as something in the semiobscurity of the dining room wriggled and stirred, then reared up from the blankets, gurgling in a most unearthly fashion.
Last Lullaby Denise Hamilton 2004
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Finally she was practically a prisoner in the semiobscurity of her home -- a prisoner to bodily sensation.
Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness Robert S. Carroll
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Luckily, in the bustle and semiobscurity of the station, Princess
A Son of the Immortals Louis Tracy 1895
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But while many of his books were hits, "War Horse" seemed destined for noble semiobscurity.
NYT > Home Page By SARAH LYALL 2011
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But while many of his books were hits, "War Horse" seemed destined for noble semiobscurity.
NYT > Global Home By SARAH LYALL 2011
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