Don Quixote
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.Don Qui·xote
noun \ˌdän-kē-ˈ(h)ō-tē, ˌdäŋ-; chiefly British dän-ˈkwik-sət\Definition of DON QUIXOTE
: an impractical idealist
Examples of DON QUIXOTE
- <a latter-day Don Quixote, she's spent her life fighting the state's big logging companies>
Origin of DON QUIXOTE
Spanish, hero of Cervantes' Don Quixote
First Known Use: 1630
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