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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