- desideration
- noun see desiderate
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
desideration
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Desideration — De*sid er*a tion, n. [L. desideratio.] Act of desiderating; also, the thing desired. [R.] Jeffrey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
desideration — index desideratum, end (intent), need (requirement), will (desire) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
desideration — ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷dəˈrāshən noun ( s) Etymology: Latin desideration , desideratio, from desideratus + ion , io ion 1. : the act or an instance of desiderating 2. : desideratum … Useful english dictionary
desideration — See desiderate. * * * … Universalium
Desideration — De|si|de|ra|ti|on die; , en <aus gleichbed. lat. desideratio> (veraltet) Verlangen … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
desideration — de·sid·er·a·tion … English syllables
desiderate — desideration, n. /di sid euh rayt /, v.t., desiderated, desiderating. to wish or long for. [1635 45; < L desideratus (ptp. of desiderare to long for, require), equiv. to de DE + sider (s. of sidus) heavenly body, constellation + atus ATE1] * * * … Universalium
desiderate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin desideratus, past participle of desiderare to desire more at desire Date: 1645 to entertain or express a wish to have or attain • desideration noun • desiderative adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Desiderāt — (v. lat., Mehrzahl Desiderāta), Mangelndes, Dinge, die man zu haben wünscht, vorzüglich Bücher, welche Jemand aufzutreiben sucht, weil sie ihm zur Vervollständigung einer Sammlung fehlen; Desideratĭon, Verlangen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Desiderabel — Desiderābel (lat.), wünschenswert; Desiderāt (Mehrzahl Desiderāta), Mangelndes, Dinge, die vermißt oder gewünscht werden; Desideration, Verlangen. Desiderĭum, Wunsch (s. auch Pia desideria) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
