| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | tal·ent |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  t l  nt |
| NOUN: | 1. A marked innate ability, as for artistic accomplishment. See synonyms at ability. 2a. Natural endowment or ability of a superior quality. b. A person or group of people having such ability: The company makes good use of its talent. 3. A variable unit of weight and money used in ancient Greece, Rome, and the Middle East. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, inclination, disposition, from Old French, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, balance, sum of money, from Greek talanton. See tel- in Appendix I. Sense 3, Middle English, from Old English talente, from Latin talenta, pl. of talentum, from Greek talanton. | | OTHER FORMS: | talent·ed —ADJECTIVE
talent·less —ADJECTIVE
talent·less·ness —NOUN
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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