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desert[1,noun] desert[2,adjective] desert[3,noun] desert[4,verb] Painted Desert Syrian Desert

Main Entry: ¹des·ert
Pronunciation: dez-rt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English desert "barren land," from early French desert (same meaning), derived from Latin deserere "to desert, abandon," from de- "from, away" and serere "to join together"
: dry land with few plants and little rainfall
- des·ert·like /-lk/ adjective

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