an informal private discussion or conversation 私人谈话；闲谈 We called a family confab. 我们召集了一次家庭会议。
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a meeting or conference of the members of a profession or group （行业或团体）会议 the annual movie confab in Cannes 在戛纳举行的电影年会
Word Originearly 18th cent.: abbreviation of confabulation, from Latin confabulat- ‘chatted together’, from the verb confabulari, from con- ‘together’ + fabulari (from fabula ‘fable’).