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[
"loud",
"loud"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈfɔː.teɪ/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈfoɹ.teɪ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈfoːɹ.teɪ/",
"note": "without the horse–hoarse merger"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈfɔː(ɹ).teɪ/",
"note": "without the horse–hoarse merger"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-forte1.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7f/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-forte1.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-forte1.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7f/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-forte1.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-forte1.wav.ogg",
"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"source": "Thesaurus:forte",
"word": "bent"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:forte",
"word": "forte"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:forte",
"word": "gift"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:forte",
"word": "knack"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:forte",
"word": "long suit"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:forte",
"word": "métier"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:forte",
"word": "speciality"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:forte",
"word": "strength"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:forte",
"word": "strong suit"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:forte",
"word": "talent"
}
],
"word": "forte"
}
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