Noun
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an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"
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strong suit,
long suit,
metier,
specialty,
speciality,
strong point,
strength |
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weak point an attribute that is inadequate or deficient
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asset,
plus a useful or valuable quality
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the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible
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portion,
part something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
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(music) loud
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fortissimo |
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loudness,
intensity,
volume high level or degree; the property of being intense
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Adjective
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used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition"
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loud |
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piano,
soft used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition"
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fortemente chiefly a direction or description in music; loud and strong
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Adverb
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used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly
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loudly |
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piano,
softly used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly
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