Meanings
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1
noun
A natural ability to do something well.
She has a real talent for music.
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2
noun
People who have natural ability, considered as a group.
The company is always looking for new talent.
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3
noun
A person who has unusual natural ability in a particular field.
The young player is a rare talent.
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Etymology
From Middle English talent, from Old English talente, borrowed from the plural of Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money”), from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance, a particular weight, especially of gold, sum of money, a talent”). Compare Old High German talenta (“talent”). Later figurative senses are from Old French talent (“talent, will, inclination, desire”), derived from the biblical Parable of the Talents.