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Don Quixote

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Don Qui·xo·te  (k-ht, kwkst)
n.
An impractical idealist bent on righting incorrigible wrongs.
[After Don Quixote, hero of a satirical chivalric romance by Miguel de Cervantes.]
Don Quixote [ˈdɒn kiːˈhəʊtiː ˈkwɪksət (Spanish) don kiˈxote]
n
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) an impractical idealist
[after the hero of Cervantes' Don Quixote de la Mancha]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Don QuixoteDon Quixote - the hero of a romance by Cervantes; chivalrous but impractical
2.Don Quixote - any impractical idealist (after Cervantes' hero)
idealist, dreamer - someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations
Translations
Don Quixote [dɒnˈkwɪksət] N → Don Quijote


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But it's not simply about what the guy playing Don Quixote does with ``The Impossible Dream'' -- and its umpteen reprisals -- but about what precedes the number.
THIS `LA MANCHA' NOT THE ONE OF YOUR DREAMS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
During his 24-year tenure, Reid appeared in more than 90 ballets and over 140 roles, including leads in Don Quixote, Giselle, Limon's The Moor's Pavane, and Loring's Billy the Kid.
Clark Reid by Dance Magazine
In a characteristically refined, subtle fashion, Cruz's project troubled not just the fantasy of the perfect translation, but also the idea that, were one to peer into his mind, one might find there a more polished or nuanced version of Don Quixote than the one that fell so haltingly on listeners' ears in the gallery.
Juan Cruz: Peer by Withers, Rachel / Artforum International
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