transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈta-ləs-mən, -ləz- ]
noun
( plural -mans )
Etymology: French talisman or Spanish talismán or Italian talismano; all from Arabic ṭilsam, from Middle Greek telesma, from Greek, consecration, from telein to initiate into the mysteries, complete, from telos end — more at telos
Date: 1638
1. : an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
2. : something producing apparently magical or miraculous effects
• tal·is·man·ic ˌta-ləs-ˈma-nik, -ləz- adjective
• tal·is·man·i·cal·ly -ni-k(ə-)lē adverb