FRANKENSTEIN


Meaning of FRANKENSTEIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfraŋ-kən-ˌstīn also ]

-ˌstēn noun

Date: 1818

1.

a. : the title character in Mary W. Shelley's novel Frankenstein who creates a monster by which he is eventually killed

b. : a monster in the shape of a man especially in popularized versions of the Frankenstein story

2. : a monstrous creation ; especially : a work or agency that ruins its originator

• Fran·ken·stein·ian ˌfraŋ-kən-ˈstī-nē-ən, -ˈsti- adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.