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Meaning of confection in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /kənˈfɛkʃ(ə)n/

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  1. Verb

    confection

    Definitions

    1. make into a confection

    Examples

    • « This medicine is home-confected »
  2. Noun

    confection

    Etymology

    Middle English (in the general sense ‘something made by mixing’, especially a medicinal preparation): via Old French from Latin confectio(n-), from conficere‘put together’ (see confect)

    Definitions

    1. a food rich in sugar
  3. 2. the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components

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