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confectionery

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con⋅fec⋅tion⋅er⋅y

[kuhn-fek-shuh-ner-ee]
–noun, plural -er⋅ies.
1. confections or sweetmeats collectively.
2. the work or business of a confectioner.
3. a confectioner's shop.

Origin:
1535–45; confection + -ery
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con·fec·tion·er·y   (kən-fěk'shə-něr'ē)   
n.   pl. con·fec·tion·er·ies
  1. Candies and other confections considered as a group.

  2. The skill or occupation of a confectioner.

  3. A confectioner's shop.

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