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adjective
4.
pertaining to or of the nature of confections or their production.
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Confectionary
has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells. |
| given to using long words. |
Origin:
1590–1600; < Medieval Latin confectiōnārius, equivalent to confectiōn- confection + -ārius -ary
1590–1600; < Medieval Latin confectiōnārius, equivalent to confectiōn- confection + -ārius -ary
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| confectionary (kənˈfɛkʃənərɪ) | |
| —n , pl -aries | |
| 1. | a place where confections are kept or made |
| 2. | a rare word for confection |
| —adj | |
| 3. | of or characteristic of confections |
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Word Origin & History
confectionary
c.1600 (n.) "confection maker," also "confection maker's shop," from confection. As an adj., from 1660s.
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