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forte noun /ˈfɔːteɪ/ /fɔːrt/ [singular] jump to other results - a thing that somebody does particularly well
- Languages were never my forte.
Word Originnoun mid 17th cent. (originally referring to a part of a sword blade; as fort): from French fort (masculine), forte (feminine) ‘strong’, from Latin fortis.
forte adjective /ˈfɔːteɪ/ /ˈfɔːrteɪ/ (music, from Italian) jump to other results - played or sung loudly opposite piano
forte adverb /ˈfɔːteɪ/ /ˈfɔːrteɪ/ (music, from Italian) jump to other results - played or sung loudly opposite piano
Word Originadverb Italian, literally ‘strong, loud’, from Latin fortis.
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