TALENT
\tˈalənt], \tˈalənt], \t_ˈa_l_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of TALENT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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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 £243 15s. sterling, or about $1,180.
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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 93/ lbs. avoirdupois; as a denomination of silver, it has been variously estimated at from £340 to £396 sterling, or about $1,645 to $1,916. For gold it was equal to 10,000 gold shekels.
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Inclination; will; disposition; desire.
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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).
By Oddity Software
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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 £243 15s. sterling, or about $1,180.
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Inclination; will; disposition; desire.
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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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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 93 lbs. avoirdupois.
By Noah Webster.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Among the ancients, a weight or a coin of varying value; as, the Hebrew talent of gold was worth $32,640; mental ability; skill; cleverness; a special gift; a talent for painting; collectively, persons with such gifts.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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(B.) A weight or sum of money-94 pounds avoir, and $1,650 to $1,925: (now fig.) faculty: natural or special gift: special aptitude: eminent ability.
By Daniel Lyons
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An ancient weight of about 94 lbs. avoir.; sum of money equalling about 1180; natural or special gift; mental ability.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Superior mental ability; a special faculty or gift.
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An ancient weight and denomination of money of varying amount. (Roman talent, talenium, $500, Attic talanton, $1,200, Hebraic, $1,550 to $2,000.).
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Latin, Greek] Among the ancient Greeks, a weight and denomination of money-the Attic talent, as a weight, was nearly equal to 57 lbs. troy weight; as a denomination of silver money, £243 15s. sterling; - among the Hebrews, as a weight it was equal to about 93 3/4 lbs. avoirdupois ; as a denomination of silver estimated at from £340 to £396 sterling;- faculty ; natural gift or endowment ;-intellectual ability, natural or acquired;-also, eminent ability ; superior capacity;-special gift or faculty ; particular skill in some profession.
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