English noun: Frankenstein |
1. | Frankenstein (state) an agency that escapes control and destroys its creator |
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| Broader (hypernym) | agency |
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2. | Frankenstein (person) the monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator's name is commonly used to refer to his creation) |
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| Synonyms | Frankenstein's monster |
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| Instance hypernym | character, fictional character, fictitious character |
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3. | Frankenstein (person) the fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; he created a monster from parts of corpses |
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| Instance hypernym | character, fictional character, fictitious character |
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