Device and Talent

Device

Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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Talent and device are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Talent" instead a noun "Device".

Talent noun - A special and usually inborn ability.

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Device and talent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun "Talent".

Nearby Words: talented, talentless

good	good device	good talent
special	special device	special talent
common	common device	common talent
specific	specific device	specific talent
Other adjectives: single, small, powerful, actual, big, great, huge, little, main, secret, magic, new, major, useful, hidden, strange, scientific, magical, literary, comedic.

In Heretics of Dune, Miles Teg gets this power as a result of a botched interrogation — implied to be a result of the unique mechanics of the interrogation device unlocking a latent genetic talent.

Source: Super Speed
In His Dark Materials, Lyra Silvertongue is given an alethiometer (a device to discern truth) and has a natural talent for reading it — which normally takes an adult many years of study to learn.

Source: A Taste of Power
In "Hidden Talent", after a "recover the stolen MacGuffin" mission, Kim wonders why Professor Dementor insisted that the device was his own invention.

Source: Villains Never Lie

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