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abbreviation

(in prescriptions) a confection.

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Origin of conf.

From the Latin word confectiō

Words nearby conf.

cone shell, con espressione, Conestoga wagon, coney, Coney Island, conf., confab, confabulate, confabulation, confarreation, confect

Other definitions for conf. (2 of 3)

conf.²

abbreviation

compare.

Origin of conf.

From the Latin word confer

Other definitions for conf. (3 of 3)

conf.³

abbreviation

conference.

confessor.

confidential.

How to use conf. in a sentence

Gower uses ne bede in the same sense; 'That I ne bede never awake'; Conf.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
I should hesitate to accept this form instead of the usual beholde, but for its occurrence in Gower, Conf.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Gower relates how Diogenes reproved Alexander for his lust of conquest; Conf.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Conf——Have you happened to see Miss Trotter about, by the way?
The Travelling Companions|F. Anstey

“Oh, my head aches conf— I mean—abominably,” said Angus, flushing.
Out in the Forty-Five|Emily Sarah Holt