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n. Something in which a person excels.

n. The strong part of a sword blade, between the middle and the hilt.

ad. In a loud, forceful manner. Used chiefly as a direction.

n. A note, passage, or chord played forte.

n. A passage in music to be played loudly; a loud section of music.

ad. loudly

n. A strength or talent.

n. The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt.

n. The strong point; that in which one excels.

n. The stronger part of the blade of a sword; the part of half nearest the hilt; -- opposed to foible.

ad. Loudly; strongly; powerfully.

n. The strong part of a sword-blade or rapier, as opposed to the foible. Also spelled fort.

n. That in which one excels; a peculiar talent or faculty; a strong point or side; chief excellence.

In music, loud; with force: opposed to piano: used also as if an adverb. Abbreviated feminine

n. In music, a passage that is loud and forcible or is intended to be so.

n. In harmonium-making, a slide or cover in the chest containing one or more sets of reeds, so arranged as to be opened by a stop-knob or a knee-lever and thus to produce a forte effect. Frequently separate fortes are introduced for the treble and the bass ends of the keyboard.

adj. used chiefly as a direction or description in music

n. the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible

ad. used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly

n. (music) loud

n. an asset of special worth or utility

"_e. g._, _crescendo poco a poco al forte ed un pochettino accelerando_, is seen to mean merely -- "increase gradually to _forte_ and accelerate a very little bit.""

fortemente    fortissimo   

part    portion    volume    intensity    loudness   

forte possibile    piano   

fortepiano    mezzo forte    fortississimo    pianoforte    fortissimo   

loudly    strongly    powerfully   

Court    Dort    Mort    Porte    Stuart    abort    assort    athwart    boart    bort   

Grande    più    si    idem    peu    uideatur    hercle    assez    quale