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Definition of desideratum noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

desideratum

noun

NAmE//dɪˌsɪdəˈrɑt̮əm//

, NAmE//dɪˌsɪdəˈreɪt̮əm//

(pl. desiderata

NAmE//dɪˌsɪdəˈrɑt̮ə//

, NAmE//dɪˌsɪdəˈreɪt̮ə//

) (from Latin) (formal)

a thing that is wanted or needed

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