desiderata

[ dih-sid-uh-rey-tuh, -rah-, -zid- ]
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plural noun,singular de·sid·er·a·tum.
  1. things wanted or needed; the plural of desideratum: “Happily-ever-after” and “eternal love” appear to be the desiderata of the current generation, to whom “fat chance” say those of us who are older, wiser, and more curmudgeonly.

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desiderata

/ (dɪˌzɪdəˈrɑːtə) /


noun
  1. the plural of desideratum

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