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Subject: desiderata: Word of the Day
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Feb. 04, 2016

desiderata \dih-sid-uh-REY-tuh, -RAH-, -zid-\ plural noun 1. things wanted or needed; the plural of desideratum. Quotes Over time, however, I came to realize that my friend, nice as he is, prizes extreme beauty above all the other desiderata that one might seek in a partner. -- Adelle Waldman, "'A First-Rate Girl': The Problem of Female Beauty," The New Yorker, October 2, 2013 Origin Desiderata and the singular desideratum derive from the Latin verb dēsīderāre meaning "to long for, require." Desiderata entered English in the mid-1600s.

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