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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

desideratum
    n 1: something desired as a necessity; "the desiderata for a
         vacation are time and money"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

Thesaurus Results for desideratum:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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