deest

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noun

Placed after a catalogue abbreviation to indicate that this particular work does not appear in it.

OriginLatin dēsum →
Scrabble 6
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Meanings

noundeest (plural desunt)

plural desunt

  1. Placed after a catalogue abbreviation to indicate that this particular work does not appear in it.

Origin

  1. Latindēsum“to be missing”
  2. Englishdeest

From Latin dēsum (“to be missing”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

deest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deest

MLA

“deest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deest. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deest,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deest.

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