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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an asset of special worth or utility;
- Example: "cooking is his forte"
[syn: forte, strong suit, long suit, metier, specialty, speciality, strong point, strength]

2. an occupation for which you are especially well suited;
- Example: "in law he found his true metier"
[syn: metier, medium]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

M'etier \M['e]`tier"\, n. [F.]
   1. Calling; vocation; business; trade.

            Not only is it the business of no one to preach the
            truth but it is the m['e]tier of many to conceal it.
                                                  --A. R.
                                                  Colquhoun.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   2. the field or activity at which one excels; one's forte.
      [PJC] Metif


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

metier
    n 1: an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his
         forte" [syn: forte, strong suit, long suit, metier,
         specialty, speciality, strong point, strength]
         [ant: weak point]
    2: an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in
       law he found his true metier" [syn: metier, medium]