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The correct spelling is forte.
How to pronounce forte
/fɔːt/
nounIPA: /fɔːt/
Say it like: For-te
The correct spelling is forte. A strength or talent. For example: "He writes respectably, but poetry is not his forte."
Usage Examples
“He writes respectably, but poetry is not his forte.”
“The musicians played the passage forte.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A strength or talent.
- 2.The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt.
- 3.A passage in music to be played loudly; a loud section of music.
adjective
- 1.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
- 1.Loudly.
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