confection
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ʃən noun
1.
a sweet preparation of fruit or the like, as a preserve or candy.
2.
the process of compounding, preparing, or making something.
3.
a frivolous, amusing, or contrived play, book, or other artistic or literary work.
4.
something made up or confected; a concoction: He said the charges were a confection of the local police.
5.
something, as a garment or decorative object, that is very delicate, elaborate, or luxurious and usually nonutilitarian.
6.
Pharmacology. a medicated preparation made with the aid of sugar, honey, syrup, or the like.
verb (used with object)
7.
Archaic. to prepare as a confection.
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confection (kənˈfɛkʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act or process of compounding or mixing |
| 2. | any sweet preparation of fruit, nuts, etc, such as a preserve or a sweet |
| 3. | old-fashioned an elaborate article of clothing, esp for women |
| 4. | informal anything regarded as overelaborate or frivolous: the play was merely an ingenious confection |
| 5. | a medicinal drug sweetened with sugar, honey, etc |
| [C14: from Old French, from Latin confectiō a preparing, from conficere to produce; see | |
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Word Origin & History
confection
1345, from O.Fr. confeccion, from L. confectionem (nom. confectio), n. from confectus, pp. of conficere "to prepare," from com- "with" + facere "to make, do" (see factitious). Originally "the making by means of ingredients," sense of "candy or light pastry" predominated
from 16c. Related: Confectioner (1590s).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
confection con·fec·tion (kən-fěk'shən)
n.
A sweetened medicinal compound. Also called electuary.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Confection definition
(Ex. 30:35, "ointment" in ver. 25; R.V., "perfume"). The Hebrew word so rendered is derived from a root meaning to compound oil and perfume.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Example sentences
Cut into tiny squares, it is good to eat as a confection.
The musical cinematic confection comes out in an ultimate collector's edition.
Beneath the slung mud lies a complex confection of greed and rivalry.
Best of all, this beautiful confection looks as if it requires far more work than it actually does.
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