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Confection
01
a sweet food or treat made from sugar or chocolate, often enjoyed as a dessert or snack
Examples
The bakery displayed a delightful range of confections, from chocolate truffles to candied fruits.
02
the process of combining various ingredients to produce something, often a medicine or drink
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Compound
countable
plural form
confections
Examples
The herbalist 's confection of different herbs resulted in a potent medicine for colds.
to confection
01
make into a confection
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
action verb
regular
present tense
confection
3rd person singular
confections
present participle
confectioning
past simple
confectioned
past participle
confectioned
Lexical Tree
confectionery
confection
confect
