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Frankenstein's monsters

Frankenstein's monsters is the plural of Frankenstein's monster.

Meaning of Frankenstein's monster

Noun

Frankenstein's monster (plural Frankenstein's monsters)

  1. (figuratively) A thing that is cobbled together from parts of other things.
    • Like the English language, the eukaryote cell is a chimera, a Frankenstein's monster, assembled from bits and pieces of genetic information...1991, Euan George Nisbet, Living Earth: A Short History of Life and Its Home, page 84
  2. (figuratively) A creation that overpowers or slips out of the control of its creator, often proceeding to turn on its creator or harm others.
    • They created a Frankenstein's monster which they did not imagine could grow out of their control.1968, Harold Joseph Laski, Reflections on the Revolution of Our Time, page 109

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What is Frankenstein's monsters the plural of?
Frankenstein's monsters is the plural of Frankenstein's monster.

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