DESIDERATUM, nounplural Desiderata. [Latin To desire.] That which is desired; that which is not possessed, but which is desirable; any perfection or improvement which is wanted. The longitude is a desideratum in navigation. A tribunal to settle national disputes without war is a great desideratum
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.