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forte (1)

for·te [ fawrt, fáwr tày ] (plural for·tes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. strong point: something that somebody is particularly good at
Cooking is not really my forte.

2. strong part of sword: the strongest section of a sword's blade, between the middle and the hilt

[Mid-17th century. Via French fort "strong" < Latin fortis; later influenced by forte2]
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