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desert

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Main Entry:
1des·ert Listen to the pronunciation of 1desert
Pronunciation:
\ˈde-zərt\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin desertum, from Latin, neuter of desertus, past participle of deserere to desert, from de- + serere to join together — more at series
Date:
13th century
1 a: arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially : such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of sporadic rainfall annually b: an area of water apparently devoid of life2archaic : a wild uninhabited and uncultivated tract3: a desolate or forbidding area <lost in a desert of doubt>
— de·ser·tic Listen to the pronunciation of desertic \de-ˈzər-tik\ adjective
— des·ert·like Listen to the pronunciation of desertlike \-ˌlīk\ adjective
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