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| de·sert [ di zúrt ] (plural de·serts) |
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punishment or reward: something deserved, either punishment or reward
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usually used in the plural
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  He'll get his just deserts.
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| [13th century. < Old French, "what is deserved" < past participle of deservir (see deserve)] |
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