noun
Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin, ‘something desired’, neuter past participle of desiderare (see desiderate).
Scrabble Points: 15
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1920s prose poem by Max Ehrmann
"Desiderata" is a 1927 prose poem by the American writer Max Ehrmann. The text was widely distributed in poster form in the 1960s and 1970s. Wikipedia