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confectionery definition

con·fec·tion·ery (-er′ē)

noun pl. confectioneries -·er′·ies

  1. confections or candy, collectively
  2. the business or work of a confectioner
  3. ☆ a confectioner's shop; candy store

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confectionery Synonyms

confectionery

n.

candy store, ice-cream parlor, pastry shop, carnival concession; see bakery, store 1.


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confectionery Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • sell: OL Mount Fuji Japanese food specialist who sells Japanese confectionery.

Preposition: for

  • occasion: It's the Art of the Chocolatier for cards and gifts as well as hampers, chocolates and confectionery for all occasions.

Adjective modifier

  • other: I believe she made a lot of the other confectionery on the premises.

Modifies a noun

  • delicacy: The boxes were intended to hold bonbons or confectionery delicacies at a time when sugar was quite expensive.

Noun used with modifier

  • specialty: Thorntons Open Sat - Wed 07:00 - 19:00; Thu/Fri 07:00 - 02:00; Sat/Sun Famous for its continental chocolates and specialty confectionery.
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