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   talisman

   /ˈtalɪzmən/

   noun

   • 1. an object, typically an inscribed ring or stone, that is thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck: "those rings, so fresh and gleaming, were their talismans"
   • ▪ a person regarded as representing and inspiring a particular group: "he's a quiet man off the field, but on it he's our talisman"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: based on Arabic ṭilsam, apparently from an alteration of late Greek telesma ‘completion, religious rite’, from telein ‘complete, perform a rite’, from telos ‘result, end’.

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