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Webster 1828 Edition


Desideratum

DESIDERATUM

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Noun.
Plu. Desiderata. [L. To desire.] That which is desired; that which is not possessed, but which is desirable; any perfection or improvement which is wanted. The longitude is a desideratum in navigation. A tribunal to settle national disputes without war is a great desideratum.

Definition 2024


desiderátum

desiderátum

See also: desideratum

Spanish

Noun

desiderátum m (plural desiderátums or desiderata)

  1. desideratum
    • 2016 October 10, “Ximo Puig: “El debate es complejo. La vida política no es ‘Barrio Sésamo””, in El País:
      Pido a todos los militantes que apoyen esta opción, porque nosotros ya no es un desiderátum de si vamos o no vamos a gobernar.