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MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA

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MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA (noun)
  The noun MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA has 1 sense:

1. Spanish writer best remembered for 'Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)play

  Familiarity information: MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Spanish writer best remembered for 'Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Cervantes; Cervantes Saavedra; Miguel de Cervantes; Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Instance hypernyms:

dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))


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