Englishfor English speakers
lady
Noun
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A polite way of saying "woman".
Please direct this lady to the soft furnishings department.
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The wife of a lord or a woman who holds the office in her own right.
Lady Diana was very popular with the British people.
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A polite woman who is respected.
Mary, please try to act more like a lady in public.
If you are not ladylike, you will not be seen as a lady.
Frankenstein
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noun
the fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; he created a monster from parts of corpses
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noun
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)
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noun
an agency that escapes control and destroys its creator