comte
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- noun
- /kɒmˈteɪ/
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comté
- It is significant that Labille-Guiard chose to write to the comtesse, with whom she had already established a professional relationship, instead of to the comte, who did not share his wife's sympathy for female artists.
Examples
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The comte isn't here.
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I promised the comte I'd have them out by the end ofthe day.
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The comte feels we must stand firm.
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Now, the comte was no fool.
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I'm really sorry, but... the comte forbids it.
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Valvert is a comte, and in my retinue.
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You know, we didn't think she'd last long until she married the comte... ...and then he was conveniently shipped away somewhere.
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Little did the comte suspect that his greater problem would arrive one quiet afternoon in the dull green waters ofthe River Tannes.
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Before breaking with the comte the first time, Nana plays perhaps her cruelest waiting game: Muffat must wander along the streets outside the Varietes for hours, only to have his suspicion that she has lied to him confirmed (2:1259-63).
Academic text (1991) -
The chef served a delicious dish made with comte cheese, highlighting its rich flavor.
Synonyms
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7.9
A French word for cheese often used in English menus for French cheeses
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Comte is a French word for a noble title, the same as the English count, and it is related to county ('an area ruled by a count'). The cheese called comte is named after the French region Comté, which was once a 'county', so a helpful way to remember it is to picture a count eating cheese in his county.