confection

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Synonyms: connection, convection, coinfection, contection, confectio, conviction, contention, conception, convention, collection, concoction

Antonyms: connection, convection, coinfection, contection, confectio, conviction, contention, conception, convention, collection, concoction

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Noun

1. A [[food]] item prepared very [[sweet]], frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with [[sugar]], such as a [[candy]], [[sweetmeat]], fruit [[preserve]], [[pastry]], or [[cake]].
2. The act or process of [[confect]]ing; the process of [[make|making]], [[compound]]ing, or [[prepare|preparing]] something.
3. The [[result]] of such a process; something made up or confected; a [[concoction]].
4. {{lb|en|dated}} An [[artistic]], [[musical]], or [[literary]] work taken as [[frivolous]], [[amusing]], or [[contrived]]; a [[composition]] of a light nature.
5. {{lb|en|dated}} Something, such as a garment or a decoration, that is very [[elaborate]], [[delicate]], or [[luxurious]], usually also [[impractical]] or non-[[utilitarian]].
6. {{lb|en|pharmacology}} A preparation of [[medicine]] sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an [[electuary]].

Verb

1. To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.

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