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Frankenstein [ˈfræŋkɪnˌstaɪn] n
1. a person who creates something that brings about his ruin 2. Also called Frankenstein's monster a thing that destroys its creator [after Baron Frankenstein, who created a destructive monster from parts of corpses in the novel by Mary Shelley (1818)] Frankensteinian adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| I had sat in that very conning-tower and directed the efforts of the sweating crew below when first her prow clove the sunny summer waters of the Pacific; and now this creature of my brain and hand had turned Frankenstein, bent upon pursuing me to my death. |
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