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- [kuh n-fek-shuh n]
- /kənˈfɛk ʃən/
- /kənˈfek.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh n-fek-shuh n]
- /kənˈfɛk ʃən/
Definitions of confection word
- countable noun confection You can refer to a sweet food that someone has made as a confection. 3
- countable noun confection A confection is something that has been made or built and is very complicated or decorated. 3
- noun confection the act or process of compounding or mixing 3
- noun confection any sweet preparation of fruit, nuts, etc, such as a preserve or a sweet 3
- noun confection an elaborate article of clothing, esp for women 3
- noun confection anything regarded as overelaborate or frivolous 3
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Origin of confection
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English < Latin confectiōn- (stem of confectiō) completion, equivalent to confect- (see confect) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Confection
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
confection popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
confection usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for confection
noun confection
- cake — A cake is a sweet food made by baking a mixture of flour, eggs, sugar, and fat in an oven. Cakes may be large and cut into slices or small and intended for one person only.
- pastry — a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
- candy — Candy is sweet foods such as toffees or chocolate.
- sweet — having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey, etc.
- jam — to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
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