conte

UK: /kɔ̃t/ US: (kôn′te)

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con•te  (kôn′te), n., pl. -ti (-tē). [Italian.]

1. Foreign Terms count.

Con•té  (kōn tā′, kon′tē; Fr. kôn tā′), pl. -tés 

(-tāz′, -tēz; Fr. -tā′). 
1. Trademarks a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown. Also called Conté′ cray′on. 

• named after north, northern. J. Conté, 18th-century French chemist, who invented it 1850–55

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conte / kɔ̃t/ noun

1. a tale or short story, esp of adventure