confectionery

• confectionary (archaic or dated)

confection +‎ -ery

• IPA^(key): /kənˈfɛkʃənəɹi/, /kənˈfɛkʃənɹi/

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confectionery (usually uncountable, plural confectioneries)

1. (uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
2. (uncountable) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.
3. A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.

• (sweet foodstuffs, collectively): candy (US), sweets (UK)
• (business of manufacturing confectionery): sweet-making, sweet manufacture
• (shop where confectionery is sold): confectioner's, candy store (US), sweet shop (UK)

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