The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The Seahawks are particularly vulnerable because one of Carroll’s fortes is whipping his team into a frenzy.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
The versatile Kelly’s fortes were tap and jazz dancing, and of course he was a swell partner with Caron in his arms.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2017
One of Brown’s fortes was damming streams or small rivers to create meandering lakes and ponds that read as great rivers where none flowed.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2016
Mr. Woollard believes lighting was one of Mr. Walter’s fortes and would particularly suit a buyer with an art collection to display.
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2016
That while weak souls are 'crushed by fortune,' the 'brave mind' maketh the fickle deity afraid of it: 'Fortuna fortes metuit, ignavos permit.'
From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 8 by Samuel Richardson
