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April 19, 2017 Word of the Day
forte
/
ˈ
foɚt/ /
ˈ
foɚˌteɪ/
noun
forte
/
ˈ
foɚt/ /
ˈ
foɚˌteɪ/
noun
plural
fortes
The person's forte is making pottery.
Definition of FORTE
[count]
:
something that a person does well
Drawing was always your
forte
. [=
strength
]
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