confab

C2+ Topic:Register & Style

US /ˈkɑnfæb/ UK /ˈkɒnfæb/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
an informal conversation or discussion; to chat

They held a quick confab before the meeting began.

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Synonyms

1 noun · an informal conversation or... chat conversation discussion talk conference powwow huddle

Word family

Related forms confabulate confabulation fable

Etymology

A colloquial shortening of confabulation, from Latin confabulationem, from confabulari ('to talk together, converse'), from com- ('together') + fabulari ('to talk'), from fabula ('a tale').

confabulari Latin fari Latin

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# confab

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɑnfæb/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒnfæb/

## Meanings
1. an informal conversation or discussion; to chat

## Examples
- They held a quick confab before the meeting began.

## Synonyms
- chat
- conversation
- discussion
- talk
- conference
- powwow
- huddle

## Related Forms
- confabulate
- confabulation
- fable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: confabulari
- Root: fari

## Etymology
A colloquial shortening of confabulation, from Latin confabulationem, from confabulari ('to talk together, converse'), from com- ('together') + fabulari ('to talk'), from fabula ('a tale').

## AI Etymology
Confab is a colloquial shortening of confabulation, from Latin confabulationem, from confabulari ('to talk together, converse'), from com- ('together') + fabulari ('to talk'), from fabula ('a tale'). In present-day use, it means an informal conversation or discussion; to chat. Related vocabulary includes confabulate, confabulation, and fable.

## Topics
- Register & Style
- General Vocabulary

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