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Noun: Frankenstein  'frang-kun,stIn
  1. The fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; he created a monster from parts of corpses
    - Victor Frankenstein
     
  2. 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)
    - Frankenstein's monster
     
  3. An agency that escapes control and destroys its creator

Derived forms: Frankensteins

Type of: agency, character, fictional character, fictitious character

Encyclopedia: Frankenstein, or The Model Man

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