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desert


Main Entry: 1des·ert
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 life
2 archaic : a wild uninhabited and uncultivated tract
3 : a desolate or forbidding area <lost in a desert of doubt>

de·ser·tic \de-ˈzər-tik\ adjective

des·ert·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective


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