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talent(1) (iou) and Tulpius' valve (medicine)


talent(1) (iou)



talent noun1.
[Old English talente, talentan = Old High German talenta from Latin talenta pl. of talentum weight, sum of money, from Greek talanton. In branch II from Old French talent from Latin talentum in Proto-Romance sense 'disposition, inclination of mind'. In branch III a fig. use of sense 1b, with allus. to the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-30).]
I.
a. Hist. An ancient unit of weight, varying at different times and in different places; esp. one used by the Athenians and Romans, equivalent to nearly 57 lb (26 kg). OE.
b. Hist. Such a weight of silver or (less freq.) gold used to represent a sum of money (among the ancient Greeks and Romans, equal to 60 minas). OE.
c. fig. Treasure, wealth, abundance. LME-M17.
II. Inclination, disposition.
Inclination for something; wish, desire, appetite. ME-M16.
Disposition of mind or character; quality of flavour. rare. ME-E17.
Hostile or angry disposition; ill will, anger. Cf. MALTALENT. LME-L17.
W. Temple Several Writers shew their ill Talent to this Prince.
The characteristic disposition of a person or animal. M17-L18.
Swift The talent of human Nature to run from one extreme to another.
III. Mental endowment; natural ability.
a. A person's mental etc. ability, or a particular faculty, regarded as something divinely entrusted to him or her for use and improvement. LME.
C. Kingsley Remember that your talents are a loan from God.
b. A special natural ability or aptitude for or for a given thing. Also (rare), a thing for which one has a natural ability. E17.
wild talent: see WILD adjective, noun, & adverb.
E. Roosevelt Pussie's musical talent kept her in touch with..artistic people. B. Trapido Jonathan read the German to the manner born because accents were a great talent with him. A. Davies She discovered a startling talent for catching rabbits.
c. sing. & in pl. Superior mental powers, skill, or ability. Freq., skill cultivated by effort, as opp. to genius. E17.
Sydney Smith A work in which great and extraordinary talent is evinced. H. James He has talents by which he might distinguish himself.
People of talent or ability collectively (usu. with the). Also, a particular talented or able person. E19.
Administration of All the Talents, All the Talents Hist., iron. the Ministry of Lord Grenville, 1806-7.
Spectator The studio, with its presiding talent, Lee Strasberg. Woman Besides commissioning top authors..we feel that it's only fair to give new talent a chance. Rolling Stone This..club will feature the best new black talent.
b. The backers of horses, as opp. to the bookmakers. arch. slang. L19.
c. The women (occas. men) of a particular locality collectively, regarded in terms of sexual promise or desirability. colloq. M20.
local talent: see LOCAL adjective.
Comb.: talent scout a person looking for talented performers, esp. in sport and Entertainment; talent show: consisting of performances by promising entertainers, esp. ones seeking to enter show business professionally; talent-spot verb trans. recognize the sporting or show-business potential of (a person); talent-spotter = talent scout above.
talentless adjective devoid of talent or ability M19.

Tulpius' valve (medicine)


Tulpius' valve -->
ileocaecal valve


The bilabial prominence of the terminal ileum into the large intestine at the caecocolic junction as seen in cadavers; in the living individual it appears as a truncated cone with a star-shaped orifice.

Synonym: valva ileocaecalis, Bauhin's valve, ileocaecal eminence, ileocolic valve, Tulp's valve, Tulpius' valve, valve of Varolius.