Desideratum

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Desideratum

  • [dezideˈʁaːtʊm]

Rhymes with aːtʊm

noun Desiderat · Desideratum · Desiderata · Desideratums

  1. gewünschtes Objekt oder abstraktes Ding, wie ein fehlendes Buch in Bibliotheken, fehlende Sammelobjekte, Forschungsgegenstand

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  • desideratum something wished for, or considered desirable

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@misc{desideratum_2026,
  title = {Desideratum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/desideratum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}