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Feb. 04, 2016
desiderata \dih-sid-uh-REY-tuh, -RAH-, -zid-\ plural noun
1. things wanted or needed; the plural of desideratum.
Quotes Over time, however, I came to realize that my friend, nice as he
is, prizes extreme beauty above all the other desiderata that one might
seek in a partner.
-- Adelle Waldman, "'A First-Rate Girl': The Problem of Female Beauty,"
The New Yorker, October 2, 2013 Origin Desiderata and the singular
desideratum derive from the Latin verb dÄsÄ«derÄre meaning "to long
for, require." Desiderata entered English in the mid-1600s. More From
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