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confection

The correct spelling is confection.

How to pronounce confection

/kənˈfɛkʃən/
noun

IPA: /kənˈfɛkʃən/

Say it like: Con-fec-sho-n

The correct spelling is confection. 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. For example: "The table was covered with all sorts of tempting confections."

Usage Examples

The table was covered with all sorts of tempting confections.

The defense attorney maintained that the charges were a confection of the local police.

Meanings

noun

  1. 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. 2.The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
  3. 3.The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.
  4. 4.An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.
  5. 5.Something, such as a garment or a decoration, seen as very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also seen as impractical or non-utilitarian.

verb

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

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