Quixote

Qui·xo·te

[kee-hoh-tee, kwik-suht; Spanish kee-haw-te]
noun
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Quixote (ˈkwɪksət, Spanish kiˈxote) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
See Don Quixote

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Quixote is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Main Entry:  quixote
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  an enthusiastic but impractical and idealistic person; also written Quixote
Etymology:  for Don Quixote of Cervantes' novel
Main Entry:  Quixote
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See quixote
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