Forte

(fort.) [ It., from L. fortis.] That particular art, talent, or faculty, which constitutes a person's strong point, or that in which he excels.-(for'te.) (Mus.) A direction to a performer to execute a certain part loudly, as indicated by the letter F.- FORTISSIMO, indicated by two FF's, is a direction to play or perform doubly loud. Fort Ed'ward, in New York, a vill. of Washington co., on the Hudson, 23 m. from White hall. Here are the ruins of a stronghold which played a conspicuous part in the Old French War. Pop. 3,494. [s. 377]