miguel de cervantes

Cer·van·tes

[ser-van-teez; Spanish ther-vahn-tes, ser-]
noun
Mi·guel de [mi-gel dey; Spanish mee-gel de] , ( Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra ) 1547–1616, Spanish novelist and short-story writer.
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Cervantes (səˈvæntiːz, Spanish θɛrˈβantes) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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Miguel de (miˈɣɛl ðe), full surname Cervantes Saavedra. 1547--1616, Spanish dramatist, poet, and prose writer, most famous for Don Quixote (1605), which satirizes the chivalric romances and greatly influenced the development of the novel

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Miguel de cervantes is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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