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con⋅te

  [kawn-te]
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–noun, plural -ti  [-tee] . Italian.
count.
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Con⋅té

  [kohn-tey, kon-tee; Fr. kawn-tey]
plural -tés  [-teyz, -teez; Fr. -tey] .
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
Also called Conté crayon.

Origin:
1850–55; named after N. J. Conté, 18th-century French chemist, who invented it
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conte   (kôɴt)   
n.   pl. contes (kôɴt)

  1. A short story or novella.

  2. A medieval narrative tale.


[French, from Old French conter, to relate, recount; see count1.]
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conte

a short tale, often recounting an adventure. The term may also refer to a narrative that is somewhat shorter than the average novel but longer than a short story. Better known examples include Jean de La Fontaine's Contes et nouvelles en vers (Tales and Novels in Verse), published over the course of many years; Charles Perrault's Contes de ma mere l'oye (1697; Tales of Mother Goose); and Auguste, comte de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam's Contes cruels (1883; Cruel Tales). The word is derived from the French conter, "to relate."

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