confections
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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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World English Dictionary
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
True to its billing, the box cleaned itself easily, leaving the litter free of unwanted confections in seconds.
Widely consumed out of hand and used as an ingredient in baked goods and confections, pecans are a good source of protein.
So it should come as no surprise that a holiday has been set aside to celebrate these fried confections.
Try its special hot chocolate, along with exquisite confections.
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