desideratum

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. something desired as a necessity“the desiderata for a vacation are time and money”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Desideratum \De*sid`e*ra"tum\, n.; pl. Desiderata. [L., fr. desideratus, p. p. See Desiderate.] Anything desired; that of which the lack is felt; a want generally felt and acknowledge. Desidiose
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