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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...
- Contes (disambiguation) Contessa (disambiguation) Del Conte (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated with the title Conte....
- 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...
- LeConte Memorial Lodge, in Yosemite Valley Le Conte Middle School, in Los Angeles Mount Le Conte (California) Mount Le Conte (Tennessee) Le Conte du...
- 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...
- harmless derivative, Mirbeau's Contes cruels constitute a genuine attempt at demystification. (in French) Octave Mirbeau, Contes I, Bibliothèque électronique...
- Conté (/ˈkɒnteɪ, ˈkɒnti/; French pronunciation: [kɔ̃te]), also known as Conté sticks or Conté crayons, are a drawing medium composed of compressed powdered...
- French heritage of the conte; he probably wrote his Théorie du conte (Theory of the Short Story) as an introduction to the Contes drolatiques in 1851 or...
- https://footballbiography.com/inside-antonio-contes-world-humble-beginnings-career-glimpse/ "Conte: "Scommesse? Sono sereno"" [Conte: "Gambling? I'm calm"]. La Stampa...
- Histoires ou contes du temps p****é, avec des moralités or Contes de ma mère l'Oye (Stories or Tales from Past Times, with Morals or Mother Goose Tales)...