Definition of "conte" [conte]

• A short story or novella. (noun)
• A medieval narrative tale. (noun)

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• "Netanyahu triumphs in international baritone conte ..."
• "Although Braun's later artistic work took up different themes, her drawings in conte crayon and charcoal from the 1920s and 1930s remain an enduring artistic record of Jewish life in New York and Palestine."
• "On the night of President Obama's receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, I am compelled to conte ..."