"windmolengevecht" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈʋɪnt.moː.lə(n).ɣəˌvɛxt/ Forms: windmolengevechten [plural], windmolengevechtje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: Apparently coined by Menno ter Braak in 1931. Compound of windmolen (“windmill”) + gevecht (“fight”). An allusion to Don Quixote. Etymology templates: {{compound|nl|windmolen|gevecht|t1=windmill|t2=fight}} windmolen (“windmill”) + gevecht (“fight”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|+}} windmolengevecht n (plural windmolengevechten, diminutive windmolengevechtje n)
  1. (chiefly figurative) pointless fight (useless resistance) Wikipedia link: Don Quixote, Menno ter Braak Tags: figuratively, neuter
    Sense id: en-windmolengevecht-nl-noun-6xsVyVHX Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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