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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
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SYLLABICATION:for·te
PRONUNCIATION:  fôrt
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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