desideratum
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In 1780 John Wesley, the great divine, anonymously published a book entitled “The Desideratum; or, Electricity made Plain and Useful.”
From Nature • Mar. 16, 2020
Desideratum -ata: some thing or things needed or desired.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Vocabulary lists containing desideratum
The Federalist Papers, No. 10 by James Madison
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The Federalist No. 10 by James Madison
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