desideratum
noun/dɪˌzɪdəˈrɑːtəm/, /dɪˌzɪdəˈreɪtəm/
/dɪˌzɪdəˈrɑːtəm/, /dɪˌzɪdəˈreɪtəm/
(plural desiderata
(from Latin, formal)/dɪˌzɪdəˈrɑːtə/, /dɪˌzɪdəˈreɪtə/
/dɪˌzɪdəˈrɑːtə/, /dɪˌzɪdəˈreɪtə/
)- a thing that is wanted or neededWord Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘something desired’, neuter past participle of desiderare, perhaps from de- ‘down’ + sidus, sider- ‘star’.
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