| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | for·te |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  fôr t  |
| ADVERB & ADJECTIVE: | abbr. f Music In a loud, forceful manner. Used chiefly as a direction. | | NOUN: | A note, passage, or chord played forte. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Italian, strong, forte, from Latin fortis. See bhergh-2 in Appendix I.
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