Talent is a natural ability to do something well, especially in areas like art, music, sports, or problem-solving. It can be developed further with practice and training.
It comes from Old French 'talent', from Latin 'talentum', which was originally a large unit of weight and money in ancient Greece. Through a famous Bible story, 'talent' changed from meaning a coin to meaning an ability or gift that should be used wisely.
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