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desideratum

C2 Topic:General Vocabulary
US /dɪˌsɪdəˈɹɑːtəm/ UK /dɪˌsɪdəˈrɑːtəm/
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1 noun · something considered... requirementessentialnecessity
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Related forms desiredesideratedesiderata

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin desideratum ("something desired"), the neuter past participle of desiderare ("to desire, long for"). Its usual English plural, desiderata, preserves the Latin neuter plural ending.

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