Definition of 'Cervantes'
noun
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Cervantes in American English (ˈθɛʀ vɑntɛs; t her vänˈtes; E sərˈvæntiz ; sərvanˈtēz; sərˈvɑntiz ; sərvänˈtēz)
Miˈguel de (miˈgɛl ðɛ
) ; mēgelˈ the) 1547-1616; Sp. novelist, poet, & playwright: author of Don Quixote
: full name ˌCervantes Saaveˈdra (ˌsɑɑˈvɛðʀɑ; säˌäveˈthrä; E ˌ sɑəˈveɪdrə
; säˌəvāˈdrə)Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
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