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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

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Antonio Conte's side suffered a 3-2 home defeat by Chelsea which ended their Champions League campaign.

From BBC

Conte's triumph came in the season when Pep Guardiola began his reign as Manchester City boss.

From BBC

It was Conte's first campaign in England, too, and Chelsea enjoyed a club-record 13 consecutive league wins on their way to lifting the championship with 93 points.

From BBC

Liam Rosenior's Chelsea need a win against Conte's Napoli at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona to go directly into the last-16 stage.

From BBC

Aside from Thomas Tuchel's Champions League triumph in 2021, the heights of Conte's short stint at the wheel have not been matched at Chelsea.

From BBC

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