Meaning & use
desiderata
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things that are needed or wanted, especially as necessary conditions for something to happen.
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Clean water and reliable electricity were among the desiderata listed in the community's development plan.
The report outlined several desiderata for the new software system, including speed and security.
A note on using this word
Desiderata is the plural form of 'desideratum'; it's almost always used in the plural in modern English.
Words with a similar meaning
requirementsnecessitiesessentials
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