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candy

 
/ˈkæn·di/ n [C/U]

Definition

a small piece of sweet food made from sugar with chocolate, fruit, nuts, or flavors added: [U] We dove into the box of chocolate candy as if we were starving.
(Definition of candy n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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