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confectionary

n.
US //kənˈfɛkʃəˌnɛɹi// UK //kənfˈɛkʃənəɹi// con·fec·tionary Archaic
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From Late Latin cōnfectiōnārius (“one who prepares things by means of ingredients”), from Latin cōnfectiō (“preparing, producing”). See confection.

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