confabulation

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kənˌfæbjuˈleɪʃən/, SAMPA: /k@n%f{bju"leIS@n/

[edit] Noun

confabulation (plural confabulations)

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

[edit] Related terms

• confabulator (noun)
• confabulatory (adjective)
• confabulate (verb)
• confab (derived verb)