talants

Latvian

noun
Definitions
  • talent special physical or mental skill for a certain area of activity, especially when inborn
  • talent capacity, skill for something specific
  • talent a person who has a special skill or capacity, a gifted person
  • (Ancient Greece) talent ancient measure of weight, approximately 25 kg, ancient currency in Ancient Greece

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin talentum (a talent of money, a Grecian weight, Grecian weight, monetary unit, weight, talent of money).

Origin

Latin

talentum

Gloss

a talent of money, a Grecian weight, Grecian weight, monetary unit, weight, talent of money

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Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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