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# talisman

«talisman» in Mova's school dictionary: **an object believed to bring luck or protection, a charm** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (talismans)

### meaning for a pupil

A talisman is an object believed to bring luck or protection, a charm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talisman/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in fairy tales a magic object passed down through a family, which keeps its owner safe

### examples

- She wore a talisman round her neck for luck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talisman/#x1)
- The talisman fell and broke. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talisman/#x2)
- These talismans came from our ancestors long ago. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talisman/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «talisman» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talisman/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.