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adjective gift·ed \ ˈgif-təd \

Definition of gifted

1 :having great natural ability :talented

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2 :revealing a special gift

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But the principal encouraged his gifted student to get a college degree, which Tempka eventually did after a hitch in the Army, where he was assigned to work at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.

— joan giangrasse kates, chicagotribune.com, "John Tempka, World War II vet and longtime Motorola employee, dies at 94," 3 Aug. 2017
A solid gold moon lander replica, gifted to Neil Armstrong, has been stolen.

— david grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Someone Stole Neil Armstrong's Gold Space Statue From a Museum," 31 July 2017
In addition to his screen and stage work, Landau was also a gifted acting teacher at the West Coast Actors Studio, who counted Jack Nicholson among his students.

— vanityfair.com, "A Last Lesson from Martin Landau," 17 July 2017
The campaign against pubic schools was outlined in the president’s budget, which zeroes out funding for arts, and slashes funds for foreign language, science, technology, math, gifted programs and even funds for teacher development programs.

— Teen Vogue, "DeRay Mckesson and Diane Guerrero Share What Public Education Means to Them," 10 July 2017
The council offers recommendations regarding services for gifted and talented students in Kentucky’s education system.

— cincinnati enquirer, Cincinnati.com, "Verona, Union residents appointed to gifted educational panel," 10 July 2017
That was especially true for Centennial junior Ram Kotnana, a gifted athlete with the build, length and size molded for a tennis player.

— tim schwartz, Howard County Times, "Centennial junior Ram Kotnana comes back as boys tennis Player of the Year," 29 June 2017
Understanding how these horses were traded, gifted, or stolen could shed light on human history as Eastern and Western civilization comingled and collided.

— michael price, Science | AAAS, "Most modern horses came from just two ancient lineages," 29 June 2017
Javmar is a very gifted pianist, in addition to being interested in the theater.

— janette vazquez, miamiherald, "‘Incredibly talented’ teens at Florida Grand Opera camp learn their craft," 27 June 2017

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: having great natural ability

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