Definition of Contes. Meaning of Contes. Synonyms of Contes

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Definition of Contes

Contes
Conte Conte, n.; pl. Contes. [F.] A short narrative or tale, esp. one dealing with surprising or marvelous events. The conte (sic) is a tale something more than a sketch, it may be, and something less than a short story. . . . The ``Canterbury Tales' are contes, most of them, if not all, and so are some of the ``Tales of a Wayside Inn.' --Brander Matthews.
Conte
Conte Conte, n.; pl. Contes. [F.] A short narrative or tale, esp. one dealing with surprising or marvelous events. The conte (sic) is a tale something more than a sketch, it may be, and something less than a short story. . . . The ``Canterbury Tales' are contes, most of them, if not all, and so are some of the ``Tales of a Wayside Inn.' --Brander Matthews.

Meaning of Contes from wikipedia

- Contes may refer to: Contes, Alpes-Maritimes, a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in France Contes, Pas-de-Calais, a commune in the Pas-de-Calais...
- France Conté royal family, a fictional family in Tamora Pierce's Tortallan world Conte, the title of Count in Italy and other European countries Contes (disambiguation)...
- LeConte Memorial Lodge, in Yosemite Valley Le Conte Middle School, in Los Angeles Mount Le Conte (California) Mount Le Conte (Tennessee) Le Conte du...
- harmless derivative, Mirbeau's Contes cruels constitute a genuine attempt at demystification. (in French) Octave Mirbeau, Contes I, Bibliothèque électronique...
- Conté (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃te]), also known as Conté sticks or Conté crayons, are a drawing medium composed of compressed powdered graphite or charcoal...
- The Tales of Hoffmann (French: Les contes d'Hoffmann) is an opéra fantastique by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based...
- Antonio Conte Cavaliere OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo ˈkonte]; born 31 July 1969) is an Italian professional football manager and former player...
- among the tales told in that time were the ones of La Fontaine and the Contes of Charles Perrault (1697), who fixed the forms of Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella...
- Nicholas Peter Conte (March 24, 1910 – April 15, 1975), known professionally as Richard Conte, was an American actor. He appeared in more than 100 films...
- The Le Contes sparrow in Northeastern Wisconsin. P****enger Pigeon. vol 31, no 3. pp. 275–277. Robbins S. (1969). New Light on the Le Contes sparrow....