confabulator

confabulator
noun see confabulate

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • confabulation — noun /kənˌfæbjuˈleɪʃən/ a) A casual conversation; a chat. b) A fabricated memory believed to be true. See Also: confabulator, confabulatory, confabulate …   Wiktionary

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