# confab

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒnfæb/ · frequency rank #97,960

## Definitions
1. Clipping of confabulation (“a casual chat or talk”).

## Etymology
Clipping of confabulation, from Middle English confabulacion (“conversation”), from Latin confābulātiōnem, from cōnfābulārī + -tiōnem (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or their results); see further at etymology 2.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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