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Word: Forte
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century (in forte (sense 2); originally as fort): from French fort (masculine), forte (feminine) ‘strong’, from Latin fortis
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfɔːteɪ
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfɔːti
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
fɔːt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a thing at which someone excels
Short Definition:thing at which someone excels
Examples:- small talk was not his forte
Definition:
the part of a sword blade from the hilt to the middle.
Short Definition:part of sword blade from hilt to middle
Word: Forte
Speech Type: Adjective
Word: Forte
Speech Type: Adverb
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