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quixotism definition

quix·ot·ism (kwik′sə tiz′əm)

noun

  1. quixotic character or practice
  2. a quixotic act or idea
Also quixotry quix′·otry (-trē)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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