Talent

tal′ent, n. an ancient weight or denomination of money—in the Attic system of money ( N.T. ), 100 drachmæ made a mnâ (pound, Luke xix. 13), and 6000 made a talent ; this talent weighed 57 lb. avoirdupois, and in value may be put roughly at about £213-£235, the mnâ at about £4: faculty: any natural or special gift: special aptitude: eminent ability: abundance.— adjs. Tal′ented , po e ing mental gifts; Tal′entle , without talent. [L. talentum —Gr. talant on , a weight, a talent, from a root meaning to lift, as in tlēnai , to bear; akin to L. tollĕre , Ger. dulden , Scot. thole .]