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Pronunciation : Con*fec"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., fr. L. confectio.]
Definition : 1. A composition of different materials. [Obs.] A new confection of mold. Bacon.

2. A preparation of fruits or roots, etc., with sugar; a sweetmeat. Certain confections . . . are like to candied conserves, and are made of sugar and lemons. Bacon.

3. A composition of drugs. Shak.

4. (Med.)

Defn: A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey.

Note: The pharmacopoeias formerly made a distinction between conserves (made of fresh vegetable substances and sugar) and electuaries (medicinal substances combined with sirup or honey), but the distinction is now abandoned and all are called confections.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913