Definition: Meaning of, Frankenstein in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ ˈfraŋk(ə)nstʌɪn /
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a novel by Mary SHELLEY, which was PUBLISH ed in 1818 and tells the story of a scientist, called Frankenstein, who makes a creature by joining together bits of dead bodies. The creature is gentle at first, but later becomes violent and attacks its maker. People sometimes mistakenly call the creature Frankenstein, instead of the scientist who made it.