"Don Quixotesque" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more Don Quixotesque [comparative], most Don Quixotesque [superlative]
Etymology: Don Quixote + -esque Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Don Quixote|esque}} Don Quixote + -esque Head templates: {{en-adj|nolinkhead=1}} Don Quixotesque (comparative more Don Quixotesque, superlative most Don Quixotesque)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of the fictional character Don Quixote. Synonyms: Don Quixotic Translations (Resembling or characteristic of the fictional character Don Quixote.): quixotesc (Catalan), donkiĥota (Esperanto), don-quichottesque (French)

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