"confabulation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kənˌfæbjʊˈleɪʃən/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-confabulation.wav Forms: confabulations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Middle English confabulacion (“conversation”), from Latin confābulātiōnem, from cōnfābulārī + -tiōnem. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰeh₂-|id=speak}}, {{inh|en|enm|confabulacion|t=conversation}} Middle English confabulacion (“conversation”), {{der|en|la|confābulātiōnem}} Latin confābulātiōnem Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} confabulation (countable and uncountable, plural confabulations)
  1. A casual conversation; a chat. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: confab
    Sense id: en-confabulation-en-noun-BHR0wwsG
  2. (psychology) A fabricated memory believed to be true. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Psychology
    Sense id: en-confabulation-en-noun-IdvNe7tN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: confab [noun] Related terms: confable [obsolete, rare], confabular, confabulate, confabulative, confabulator, confabulatory

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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