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conte

1 American  
[kawn-te] / ˈkɔn tɛ /

noun

Italian.

plural

conti

  1. count.

Conté 2 American  
[kohn-tey, kon-tee, kawn-tey] / koʊnˈteɪ, ˈkɒn ti, kɔ̃ˈteɪ /

plural

Contés

  1. Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.

Conté 1 British  
/ kɔ̃te, ˈkɒnteɪ /

noun

  1. Also called: conté-crayon.  a hard crayon used by artists, etc, made of clay and graphite and often coloured a reddish-brown

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conte 2 British  
/ kɔ̃t /

noun

  1. a tale or short story, esp of adventure

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Etymology

Origin of Conté

1850–55; named after N. J. Conté, 18th-century French chemist, who invented it

Example Sentences

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"Your memory will forever live in our hearts," the post added, beneath a picture of Conte.

From Barron's

That's something Tottenham have always struggled to find, which is the reason they have had so many changes of manager - Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte were one extreme, and Postecoglou was the other.

From BBC

"We're going through a tough spell with lots of injuries – Kevin picked up one today too – but we responded with great character," said Napoli coach Antonio Conte.

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"Inter were coming off a string of good results, while we were struggling," said Conte.

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"Inter came here to destroy us," said Conte.

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