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conte

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A short story or novella.
  • noun A medieval narrative tale.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A short narrative or tale, esp. one dealing with surprising or marvelous events.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

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

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same context (22)

Words that are found in similar contexts

  1. boit
  2. ceinture
  3. compagnon
  4. compte
  5. domine
  6. drame
  7. emploie
  8. finit
  9. fromage
  10. gazon
  11. hommage
  12. inquiet
  13. justement
  14. l'argent
  15. l'oeuvre
  16. l'oiseau
  17. lune
  18. matin
  19. oeil
  20. portait
  21. tragedie
  22. visite

rhymes (8)

Words with the same terminal sound

  1. aunt
  2. daunt
  3. flaunt
  4. gaunt
  5. haunt
  6. jaunt
  7. taunt
  8. want

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