Confection - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kənˈfekʃn|  American pronunciation of the word confection
Brit.  |kənˈfekʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word confection

noun

- a food rich in sugar (syn: sweet)
- the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components (syn: concoction)

verb

- make into a confection (syn: comfit, confect)

Extra examples

...following the main course there were assorted confections so delicious-looking as to tempt even determined dieters...

...chocolate fanciers generally like their favorite confection without the addition of milk or a lot of sugar...

Word forms

noun
singular: confection
plural: confections
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