CONTES

Meaning of CONTES in English

(pl. ) of Conte

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

CONTES — plural of conte
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTES — add. ·pl of conte.
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VOLTAIRE — orig. François-Marie Arouet born Nov. 21, 1694, Paris, France died May 30, 1778, Paris French writer. Voltaire studied law but …
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ROHMER, ERIC — orig. Jean-Marie-Maurice Scherer born April 4, 1920, Nancy, France French film director. After working as a schoolteacher, he became a …
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PERRAULT, CHARLES — born Jan. 12, 1628, Paris, France died May 15/16, 1703, Paris French poet, prose writer, and storyteller. Perrault began to …
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FLAUBERT, GUSTAVE — born Dec. 12, 1821, Rouen, France died May 8, 1880, Croisset French novelist. Flaubert abandoned law studies at age 22 …
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CONTEUR — kōnˈtər, kōⁿˈt- noun ( plural conteurs -r(z)) Etymology: French, from conter to relate, count + -eur -or — more at …
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CONTE — ˈkōnt, -ōⁿt noun ( plural contes -t(s)) Etymology: French, from conter to relate — more at count 1. : a …
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CONTÉ
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ROMANCE — literary form, usually characterized by its treatment of chivalry, that came into being in France in the mid-12th century. It …
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OPERA BUFFA — (Italian: comic opera), genre of comic opera originating in Naples in the mid-18th century. It developed from the intermezzi, or …
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OGRE
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FAIRY TALE
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CONTE — plural contes a short tale, often recounting an adventure. The term may also refer to a narrative that is somewhat …
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CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
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VOLTAIRE
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VILLIERS DE L'ISLE-ADAM, ... — (count of) born Nov. 7, 1838, Saint-Brieuc, Fr. died Aug. 19, 1889, Paris French poet, dramatist, and short-story writer whose …
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THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, THE — also called The Arabian Nights' Entertainment, Arabic Alf laylah wa laylah collection of Oriental stories of uncertain date and authorship …
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SUTHERLAND, DAME JOAN — born Nov. 7, 1926, Sydney Australian operatic soprano internationally acclaimed for her coloratura roles. The daughter of a gifted singer, …
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SOCE, OUSMANE — born Oct. 31, 1911, Rufisque, Senegal, French West Africa died May 1974, Dakar, Senegal in full Ousmane Diop Soc Senegalese …
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SAND, GEORGE — born July 1, 1804, Paris died June 8, 1876, Nohant, Fr. pseudonym of Amandine-Aaurore-Lucile (Lucie) Dudevant, ne Dupin French Romantic …
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RUTEBEUF — flourished 1245, 85 also spelled Rutebuef, or Rustebeuf French poet and jongleur whose pungent commentaries on the orders of society …
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ROHMER, ERIC — born April 4, 1920, Nancy, Fr. original name Jean-marie-maurice Scherer French motion-picture director and writer noted for his sensitively observed …
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PERRAULT, CHARLES — born Jan. 12, 1628, Paris died May 15/16, 1703, Paris French poet, prose writer, and storyteller, a leading member of …
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OFFENBACH, JACQUES — born June 20, 1819, Cologne died Oct. 5, 1880, Paris original name Jacob Offenbach composer who created a type of …
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NEVADA, EMMA — born Feb. 7, 1859, Alpha [near Nevada City], Calif., U.S. died June 20, 1940, Liverpool, Eng. original name Emma Wixom …
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DIOP, BIRAGO — born Dec. 11, 1906, Dakar, French West Africa [now in Senegal] died Nov. 25, 1989, Dakar Senegalese poet and recorder …
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AULNOY, MARIE-CATHERINE LE JUMEL DE BARNEVILLE, ... — born 1650/51, near Honfleur, Fr. died Jan. 14, 1705, Paris Aulnoy also spelled Aunoy writer of fairy tales and of …
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ACKERMANN, LOUISE-VICTORINE — ne Choquet born Nov. 30, 1813, Paris, Fr. died Aug. 2, 1890, Nice French poet who is best-known for works …
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МОПАССАН — (Maupassant, Henri Rene Albert Guy de) (1850-1893), французский писатель. Родился 5 августа 1850 в Трувиль-сюр-Арке (деп. Нижняя Сена). Образование получил …
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БАЛЬЗАК — (Balzac, Honore de) (1799-1850), французский писатель, воссоздавший целостную картину общественной жизни своего времени. Родился 20 мая 1799 в Туре; его …
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