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Desert | Desert \Des"ert\ (d[e^]z"[~e]rt), n. [F. d['e]sert, L. desertum, from desertus solitary, desert, pp. of deserere to desert; de- + serere to join together. See {Series}.] 1. A deserted or forsaken region; a barren tract incapable of supporting population, as the vast sand plains of Asia and Africa which are destitute of moisture and vegetation. [1913 Webster] A dreary desert and a gloomy waste. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. A tract, which may be capable of sustaining a population, but has been left unoccupied and uncultivated; a wilderness; a solitary place. [1913 Webster] He will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord. --Is. li. 3. [1913 Webster] Note: Also figuratively. [1913 Webster] Before her extended Dreary and vast and silent, the desert of life. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster] |
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