Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of desiderating, or of desiring with sense of want or regret.
- noun The thing desiderated; a desideratum.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare Act of desiderating; also, the thing desired.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
desiderating . - noun Something
desired .
Etymologies
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Latin desideratio.
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Examples
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