forte
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/fΙΛt/
English
Definitions
noun
- A strength or talent.βHe writes respectably, but poetry is not his forte.β
- The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt.
noun
- A passage in music to be played loudly; a loud section of music.
adjective
- Loud. Used as a dynamic directive in sheet music in its abbreviated form, "f.", to indicate raising the volume of the music. (Abbreviated in musical notation with an f, the Unicode character 1D191.)
adverb
- Loudly.βThe musicians played the passage forte.β
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Synonyms
strengthstrong pointloudlyloudspecialtyspecialitymetierlong suitfortissimofortementestrongforcepowerfulheavyhighability