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desiderata

[ dih-sid-uh-rey-tuh, -rah-, -zid- ]

plural noun

, singular de·sid·er·a·tum.
  1. things wanted or needed; the plural of desideratum:

    “Happily-ever-after” and “eternal love” appear to be the desiderata of the current generation, to whom “fat chance” say those of us who are older, wiser, and more curmudgeonly.



desiderata

/ dɪˌzɪdəˈrɑːtə /

noun

  1. the plural of desideratum
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

The compilation of such original works as may be considered desiderata.

The desiderata are then disposed of, the rest thrown away, and the beating renewed.

To make this a really human and a moral relation, is one of the principal desiderata in social improvement.

The want of a certain diuretic, has long been one of the desiderata of medicine.

It is to be feared that at present the second of these desiderata is much more fully realized than the first.

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