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...
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- 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...
- Contes d'Hoffmann. Paris, 2006. Voice types as given in L'Avant-scène opéra [fr] 235, Les Contes d'Hoffmann. Paris, 2006, p. 5. Lamb, Andrew "Contes d'Hoffmann...
- 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...
- Conté (/ˈkɒnteɪ, -ti/; French: [kɔ̃te]), also called the Conté stick or Conté crayon, is a drawing medium composed of compressed powdered graphite or...
- Histoires ou contes du temps p****é, avec des moralités (English: Stories or Tales from Past Times, with Morals), or Contes de ma mère l'Oye (English:...
- Big Bad Fox and Other Tales… (French: Le Grand Méchant Renard et autres contes…) is a 2017 animated anthology comedy film directed by Benjamin Renner and...
- Antonio Conte Cavaliere OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo ˈkonte]; born 31 July 1969) is an Italian professional football manager and former player...