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"ipa": "/kiːˈzɑtɪk/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/kiˈɑtɪk/",
"tags": [
"rare"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɒtɪk"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-quixotic.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/43/En-us-quixotic.ogg/En-us-quixotic.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/En-us-quixotic.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "Don Quixotic"
},
{
"word": "Don-Quixotic"
},
{
"word": "Quixotic"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Don Quixote",
"Miguel de Cervantes"
],
"word": "quixotic"
}
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