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masculine

/kɔ̃t/

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Translation

tale, story

Word origin

From conter ('to tell'), which comes from Latin computare ('to reckon'). English 'count' and 'account' descend from the same verb, the sense moving from counting up to recounting.

Origin: Latin
Root: computare
English cognates: count, account

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralcontes

Examples

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My grandmother tells a tale every evening.

Fairy tales set children dreaming.

This tale ends badly.

He wrote a tale for his son.

Old tales often speak of animals.

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This word is part of lesson 55.