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Definition of Desiderations
1. desideration [n] - See also: desideration
Lexicographical Neighbors of Desiderations
Literary usage of Desiderations
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of George Meredith by George Meredith (1896)
"'I can trust with confidence that, if it is for Silva's interest, he will assuredly
so dispose of his influence as to suit the desiderations of his family, ..."
2. Once a Week by Eneas Sweetland Dallas (1860)
""I can trust with confidence that, if it is for Silva's interest, ho will assuredly
so dispose of his influence as to suit the desiderations of his family, ..."
3. The Irish Quarterly Review (1855)
"... with such nourishing oil: who can so accurately direct the thunders of her
wrath, and so skilfully develop her vast philanthropic desiderations. ..."
4. State and Family in Early Rome by Charles William Louis Launspach (1908)
"... threw the Government into such consternation, may themselves have felt
considerably embarrassed to formulate their desiderations to the best advantage. ..."
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