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confection

[ kuhn-fek-shuhn ]
/ kənˈfɛk ʃən /
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noun
verb (used with object)
Archaic. to prepare as a confection.
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Origin of confection

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English confeccioun, from Latin confectiōn- (stem of confectiō ) “preparation, conclusion, completion”; see origin at confect, -ion
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British Dictionary definitions for confection

confection
/ (kənˈfɛkʃən) /

noun
the act or process of compounding or mixing
any sweet preparation of fruit, nuts, etc, such as a preserve or a sweet
old-fashioned an elaborate article of clothing, esp for women
informal anything regarded as overelaborate or frivolousthe play was merely an ingenious confection
a medicinal drug sweetened with sugar, honey, etc

Word Origin for confection

C14: from Old French, from Latin confectiō a preparing, from conficere to produce; see confect
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