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Don Quix·o·te

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t; Sp. dawn kee-haw-te] Pronunciation Key

–noun

1.	the hero of a novel by Cervantes who was inspired by lofty and chivalrous but impractical ideals.

2.	(italics) (Don Quixote de la Mancha) the novel itself (1605 and 1615).

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Qui·xo·te

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–noun

Don. Don Quixote.

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Don Qui·xo·te Audio Help (kē-hō'tē, kwĭk'sət) Pronunciation Key
n. An impractical idealist bent on righting incorrigible wrongs.

[After Don Quixote, hero of a satirical chivalric romance by Miguel de Cervantes.]

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don quixote
noun
1.	the hero of a romance by Cervantes; chivalrous but impractical
2.	any impractical idealist (after Cervantes' hero)

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Don Quixote [(don kee-hoh-tay, don kee-hoh-tee, don kwik-suht)]

(1605–1615) A novel by Miguel de Cervantes. The hero, Don Quixote (don is a Spanish title of honor), loses his wits from reading too many romances and comes to believe that he is a knight destined to revive the golden age of chivalry. A tall, gaunt man in armor, he has many comical adventures with his fat squire, Sancho Panza.