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Definition of: Don Quixote
(don kwik′sət, ki·hō′tē; Sp. dôn kē·hō′tā)
1. The hero of Cervantes′ romance of that name, a satire on chivalry, written in 1605 and followed by a continuation in 1615.
2. Anyone who naively undertakes to do extravagantly romantic things. Also Don Qui·jo′te. See QUIXOTIC.
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