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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.
EXPANDsomething, as a garment or decorative object, that is very delicate, elaborate, or luxurious and usually nonutilitarian.
verb (used with object)
7.
Archaic. to prepare as a confection.
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Confectioning
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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
EXPANDfrom 16c. Related: Confectioner (1590s).
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Medical Dictionary
confection con·fec·tion (kən-fěk'shən)
n.
A sweetened medicinal compound. Also called electuary.
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