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Desert
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Desert
/dɪˈzɜːt/
A dry area of land with sparse vegetation, often consisting of sand or rocky surfaces, that receives little rainfall.
Synonyms:
wilderness
Antonyms:
forest
oasis
wetland
rainforest
jungle
Examples:
"No, no, we are not
deserting
.
God has not
deserted
either of us.
"And cities and rivers and
deserts
?"
Etymology:
The word
desert
originates from the Old French
desert
, derived from Latin
desertum
meaning
a waste place
, from
deserere
which means
to leave, forsake
.
Usage Statistics:
30 mentions per 1 million words
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