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comer
comess
comestible
comet
comet group
comeuppance
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comfit
comfort
comfort food
comfort letter
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comfit

com·fit [ kúmfit, kómfit ] (plural com·fits)


noun 
Definition:
 
sugar-coated nut or seed: a candy consisting of a piece of fruit, a seed, or a nut in a sugar coating

[14th century. Via French< Latin confectum, confecta< confectus (see confect)]
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