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Webster 1913 Edition

Confabulation

Con-fabˊu-la′tion

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Noun.
[L.
confabulatio
.]
Familiar talk; easy, unrestrained, unceremonious conversation.
Friends’
confabulations
are comfortable at all times, as fire in winter.
Burton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Confabulation

CONFABULATION

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Noun.
[L.] Familiar talk; easy, unrestrained, unceremonious conversation. [Not an elegant word, and little used.]

Definition 2024

confabulation

confabulation

English

Noun

confabulation ‎(plural confabulations)

  1. A casual conversation; a chat.
  2. (psychology) A fabricated memory believed to be true.

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Etymology

Latin confabulari "to talk together", com- "together" + fabulari "to chat" from fabula "fable, tale"

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kənˌfæbjuˈleɪʃən/

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