1. noun /kənˈfɛkʃən/
a) A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, cake or the like.
The table was covered with all sorts of tempting confections.
b) The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
The defense attorney maintained that the charges were a confection of the local police.
2. verb /kənˈfɛkʃən/
To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.
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