Question

forte Her forte was statistics, and she was always at a disadvantage when the discussion turned to public policy. ˈfɔrteɪ

Accepted Answer

Something that a person does particularly well; one's strong point. In the Middle Ages, swords were often known to break in battle, so the strongest part of a sword's blade—the part between the handle (or hilt) and the middle of the blade—was given a name, the forte. Today a forte is usually a special strength. But no one can agree on how to pronounce it: all three pronunciations shown above are heard frequently. Part of the problem is confusion with the Italian musical term forte (always pronounced /fr-t/), meaning “loud.”

word	forte
definition	Something that a person does particularly well; one's strong point.
eg_sentence	Her forte was statistics, and she was always at a disadvantage when the discussion turned to public policy.
explanation	In the Middle Ages, swords were often known to break in battle, so the strongest part of a sword's blade—the part between the handle (or hilt) and the middle of the blade—was given a name, the forte. Today a forte is usually a special strength. But no one can agree on how to pronounce it: all three pronunciations shown above are heard frequently. Part of the problem is confusion with the Italian musical term forte (always pronounced /fr-t/), meaning “loud.”
IPA	ˈfɔrteɪ

Forte Part Middle Person One's Strong Point Statistics