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English

Etymology

Latin talentum, "sum of money", Greek τάλαντος, "balance", "weight", "sum". The figurative meanings 2. and 3. come from Matt. XXV 14-30.

Noun

  1. a unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East.
  2. a marked ability or skill.
  3. : He has the talent of touching his nose with his tongue.
  4. the potential or factual ability to perform a skill better than most people.
  5. : She has a talent to sing.
  6. : Also used jocularly, as: He has a talent for getting into trouble.
  7. attractive man or woman.


Translations

Category:Greek derivations

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Czech

Noun

  1. #English|talent (unit of weight)
  2. #English|talent (actual or potential ability)


Synonyms


Category:cs:Units of measure

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Dutch

Noun

talent

  1. #English|Talent.


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Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ˈtalɛnt]


Noun

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  1. talent, gift


Declension

{{pl-decl-noun |talent|talenty |talentu|talentów |talentowi|talentom |talent|talenty |talentem|talentami |talencie|talentach |talencie|talenty }}

et:talent fa:talent fr:talent io:talent id:talent it:talent hu:talent nl:talent oc:talent pl:talent ru:talent fi:talent ta:talent te:talent vi:talent tr:talent

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Talent \Tal"ent\ (t[a^]l"ent), n. [F., fr. L. talentum a talent
(in sense 1), Gr. ta`lanton a balance, anything weighed, a
definite weight, a talent; akin to tlh^nai to bear, endure,
tolma^n, L. tolerare, tollere, to lift up, sustain, endure.
See Thole, v. t., Tolerate.]
1. Among the ancient Greeks, a weight and a denomination of
money equal to 60 minae or 6,000 drachmae. The Attic
talent, as a weight, was about 57 lbs. avoirdupois; as a
denomination of silver money, its value was [pounds]243
15s. sterling, or about $1,180 (using 1900 values).
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Rowing vessel whose burden does not exceed five
hundred talents. --Jowett
(Thucid.).
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2. Among the Hebrews, a weight and denomination of money. For
silver it was equivalent to 3,000 shekels, and in weight
was equal to about 933/4 lbs. avoirdupois; as a
denomination of silver, it has been variously estimated at
from [pounds]340 to [pounds]396 sterling, or about $1,645
to $1,916 (ca. 1900). For gold it was equal to 10,000 gold
shekels.
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3. Inclination; will; disposition; desire. [Obs.]
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They rather counseled you to your talent than to
your profit. --Chaucer.
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4. Intellectual ability, natural or acquired; mental
endowment or capacity; skill in accomplishing; a special
gift, particularly in business, art, or the like; faculty;
a use of the word probably originating in the Scripture
parable of the talents (--Matt. xxv. 14-30).
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He is chiefly to be considered in his three
different talents, as a critic, a satirist, and a
writer of odes. --Dryden.
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His talents, his accomplishments, his graceful
manners, made him generally popular. --Macaulay.
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Syn: Ability; faculty; gift; endowment. See Genius.
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WordNet talent
n 1: natural qualities or talents [syn: endowment, gift, {natural
endowment}]
2: a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field
or activity
Moby Dictionary
Geist , Muse , ability , ableness , acuity , acuteness , adequacy ,
adroitness , afflatus , aptitude , aptness , art , artistic skill ,
artistry , arty-craftiness , bent , braininess , brightness ,
brilliance , bump , caliber , capability , capableness , capacity ,
child prodigy , clear thinking , cleverness , competence , craft ,
creative thought , creativity , daemon , daimonion , demon , dexterity ,
divine afflatus , dower , dowry , efficacy , efficiency , endowment ,
equipment , esprit , expertise , facility , faculty , fire of genius ,
fitness , flair , forte , genius , gift , gifted child , gifted person ,
giftedness , gifts , inclination , ingenuity , inspiration , instinct ,
intellectual genius , intellectual prodigy , keen-wittedness ,
keenness , knack , long suit , makings , man of parts ,
mental alertness , mental genius , mental giant , mercurial mind ,
metier , native cleverness , natural , natural endowment ,
natural gift , nimble mind , nimble-wittedness , nimbleness , nose ,
nous , parts , penchant , potential , power , powers , predilection ,
predisposition , proclivity , prodigy , proficiency , propensity ,
qualification , quick parts , quick thinking , quick wit ,
quick-wittedness , quickness , ready wit , savvy , set ,
sharp-wittedness , sharpness , skill , smartness , smarts , soul ,
speciality , spirit , sprightly wit , strength , strong flair ,
strong point , sufficiency , susceptibility , talents , tendency ,
the goods , the stuff , turn , virtu , what it takes


Talent of silver contained 3,000 shekels (Ex. 38:25, 26), and was equal to 94 3/7 lbs. avoirdupois. The Greek talent, however, as in the LXX., was only 82 1/4 lbs. It was in the form of a circular mass, as the Hebrew name _kikkar_ denotes. A talent of gold was double the weight of a talent of silver (2 Sam. 12:30). Parable of the talents (Matt. 18:24; 25:15).
Talent, OR (city, FIPS 72500) Location: 42.24013 N, 122.78096 W Population (1990): 3274 (1438 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97540
Moby Dictionary 5589
Housing Units (2000): 2420
Land area (2000): 1.260615 sq. miles (3.264977 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.260615 sq. miles (3.264977 sq. km)
FIPS code: 72500
Located within: Oregon (OR) , FIPS 41
Location: 42.239985 N , 122.782100 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 97540
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
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Talent
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