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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•fec•tion /kənˈfɛkʃən/USA pronunciation n. - Food[countable] a sweet preparation, as a candy.
- [uncountable] the process of confecting something.
- [countable] something made up or confected;
concoction. - [countable] something, as a garment, that is very delicate or elaborate.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•fec•tion (kən fek′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Fooda sweet preparation of fruit or the like, as a preserve or candy.
- the process of compounding, preparing, or making something.
- Literaturea frivolous, amusing, or contrived play, book, or other artistic or literary work.
- something made up or confected;
a concoction:He said the charges were a confection of the local police. - something, as a garment or decorative object, that is very delicate, elaborate, or luxurious and usually nonutilitarian.
- Drugs[Pharm.]a medicated preparation made with the aid of sugar, honey, syrup, or the like.
v.t. - [Archaic.]to prepare as a confection.
- Latin confectiōn- (stem of confectiō) completion, equivalent. to confect- (see confect) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle English 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: confection /kənˈfɛkʃən/ n - 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
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from Latin confectiō a preparing, from conficere to produce; see confect |