/ Dictionary / Index C Cervantes: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Cer•van•tes Pronunciation: (sur-van'tēz Sp. ther-vän'tes, ser-), [key] (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra), 1547–1616, Spanish novelist and short-story writer. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: cervantes (Thesaurus) cerussite cervelat Related Content Daily Word Quiz: impetuous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language