acompter

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• raconteur — noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, from raconter to tell, from Old French, from re + aconter, acompter to tell, count more at account Date: 1828 a person who excels in telling anecdotes …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• account — /euh kownt /, n. 1. an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip. 2. an explanatory statement of conduct, as to a superior. 3. a statement of reasons, causes, etc …   Universalium

• account — ac|count1 W1S2 [əˈkaunt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(description)¦ 2¦(at a bank)¦ 3 take account of something 4 on account of something 5 accounts 6 on account 7¦(with a shop/company)¦ 8¦(bill)¦ 9¦(arrangement to sell goods)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English