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noun an asset of special worth or utility
noun (music) loud
noun the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible
originBorrowed 1640–50; earlier fort < Middle French; disyllabic pronunciation by association with Italian forte, from Latin fortis (“strong”). Doublet of fort and fortis.
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