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 Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:57 am
confabulation • kun-fab-yuh-LAY-shun • noun
1 : familiar talk or conversation
*2 : a filling in of gaps in memory by fabrication
Example Sentence:
Grandma’s stories of when she was a child were always amusing, especially when she added a hint of confabulation or exaggeration to them.
Did you know?
"Confabulation" is a fabulous word for fantastic fabrication. Given the similarities in spelling and sound, you might guess that "confabulation" and "fabulous" come from the same root, and they do -- the Latin "fabula," which means "conversation" or "story." Another "fabula" descendant that continues to tell tales in English is "fable." "Fabrication," however, comes from a different Latin source: the word "fabrica," meaning "workshop" or "structure."
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:56 pm
who invented the word, do they say?
it reminds me of twain, or maybe Ambrose Bierce.
or Bret Harte.
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