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English

Etymology
French talisman partly from Arabic ARchar|ط�س� (�ílasm) < AGr. polytonic|�έλε�μα (telesma) "payment"; and partly directly from Byzantine Greek polytonic|�έλε�μα (talisman, religious rite, completion) < polytonic|�ελέ� (to perform religious rites, to complete) < polytonic|�έλο� (end, fulfillment, accomplishment, consummation, completion).

Pronunciation
IPA|/�tæl.ɪs�mæn/ or /�tæl.ɪz.m�n/
audio|en-us-talisman.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. A small amulet or other object, often bearing magical symbols, worn for protection against evil spirits or the supernatural.

Quotations
1997 � John Peel, War of the Daleks, ch. 10 p. 233
:She kept low, clutching the rifle she'd taken as though it were a magic talisman, as if it would somehow protect her even though she didn't fire it.

Translations
trans-top|magical amulet
Arabic: t-|ar|ط�س�|m|tr�ílasm|scARchar
Croatian: t-|hr|talisman|m
Finnish: talismaani
Italian: t-|it|talismano|m
Latvian: t-|lv|talismans|m|xs=Latvian
Lithuanian: talismanas m
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Malay: azimat
Polish: talizman m
Portuguese: t+|pt|talismã|m
Romansch: amulet m
Russian: t+|ru|�али�ман|m|trtalismán|scCyrl
Spanish: t-|es|talismán|m
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Croatian

Noun
hr-noun|m

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