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confection

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10 lettersPronunciation /kənˈfɛkʃən/Part of speech noun, verbSorted ccefinnootStarts with CEnds with N0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components

Word origin

From Middle English confescioun, borrowed from Old French confeccion (French confection), borrowed from Latin cōnfectiōnem, from confectus, past participle of conficere (“prepare”), from com- (“with”) + facere (“to make, do”). Originally "the making by means of ingredients"; sense of "candy or light pastry" predominant since 1500s.

Used in a sentence

  • The table was covered with all sorts of tempting confections.
  • The defense attorney maintained that the charges were a confection of the local police.
  • She found a sexy, lacy confection in a lingerie drawer and quickly slipped into it.

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