Talent

Talent refers to a special aptitude, faculty or gift of a person. The word comes from the Greek word "Τάλαντο" meaning balance or weight.

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• Talent is also a television industry term for anyone appearing on-camera.
• A Talent is also an ancient unit of coinage, equal to around 60 minae, or 6000 denarii.
• The Talent is a model of train manufactured by Bombardier, used by mainline railways in Germany, Austria, and Norway, and by Ottawa's O-Train pilot project.
• See also: the article on the Greek alphabet, Parable of the talents, Attic talent, Talent, Oregon, Tarento.