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Dul·ci·nea (dul′sə nē′ə, -nā′-)

noun

the name given by Don Quixote to a coarse peasant girl whom he imagines to be a beautiful lady and falls in love with

Etymology: Sp < dulce, sweet < L dulcis: see dulcet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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