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conte
conte [ kawNt ] (plural contes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. literature  ( literary )
Same as  short story
2. medieval narrative: a narrative tale from the Middle Ages
[Late 19th century. < French< Old French co(u)nter (see count1)]
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