Frankenstein
Various small towns in GermanyVarious small towns in Germany.
» Frankenstein is a work of art.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)Various small towns in Germany.
(countable, historical, uncountable)Former name of Ząbkowice Śląskie: a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.
(countable)A surname from German.
(countable, uncountable)Victor Frankenstein, a fictional character and the main protagonist and title character in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.
(countable, proscribed, sometimes, uncountable)The unnamed monster created by Victor Frankenstein: a fictional character who first appeared in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus as the main antagonist.
Examples
9 sentencesFrankenstein is a work of art.
I created Frankenstein by my own hands.
ruЯ своими руками создал Франкенштейна. — odexed
The similarities between Tom and Frankenstein are impossible to ignore.
Actually, Frankenstein is the name of the doctor. The monster's name is Tom.
deFrankenstein ist eigentlich der Name des Arztes. Das Monster heißt Tom. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley.
de„Frankenstein“ wurde von Maria Shelley geschrieben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From German Frankenstein, various places named for Franken (“Franks, Frankish”) + Stein (“From German Frankenstein, various places named for Franken (“Franks, Frankish”) + Stein (“stone”). The use of referencing mad scientists derives from Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus, where Victor Frankenstein assembles a man from pieces of various corpses and brings him to life with electricity. Use of the reference to the monster itself is an ellipsis of the earlier Frankenstein's monster, with the monster's usual modern appearance derived from Boris Karloff's performance in the 1931 film Frankenstein.
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