"conte" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: contes [plural]
Etymology: From Italian conte. Doublet of comes, comte, and count. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|conte}} Italian conte, {{doublet|en|comes|comte|count}} Doublet of comes, comte, and count Head templates: {{en-noun}} conte (plural contes)
  1. An Italian count. Categories (topical): Nobility
    Sense id: en-conte-en-noun-JXYrHU8~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for conte meaning in English (2.4kB)

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          "ref": "1895 July 13, Charlotte M[ary] Yonge, “The Long Vacation”, in The Churchman: An Illustrated Weekly News-Magazine, volume LXXII, number 2 (whole 2634), New York, N.Y.: M. H. Mallory & Co., chapter XXVIII (Rocca Marina), page 52 (24), column 3",
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          "ref": "1986, Heather Graham Pozzessere, The Di Medici Bride, Silhouette Intimate Moments, page 130",
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          "ref": "2006, Mark Lamster, Spalding’s World Tour: The Epic Adventure That Took Baseball Around the Globe—and Made It America’s Game, PublicAffairs™",
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