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confectionery
noun
a) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
b) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.
Syn: candy, sweets, manufacture, confectioners, sweet shop
See Also: confect, confection, confectionary, confectioner

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