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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Dracula, genus Draculanoun

    comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants having bizarre and often sinister-looking flowers with pendulous scapes and motile lips

  2. Draculanoun

    fictional vampire in a gothic horror novel by Bram Stoker

Wiktionary

  1. Draculanoun

    The fictional vampire in the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker.

  2. Draculanoun

    A former prince of Wallachia.

  3. Etymology: From the name Vlad III Dracula (also known as Vlad Ţepeş), from his father's name Vlad II Dracul, who was given the name Dracul by the Order of the Dragon. Dracul comes from the Romanian drac, itself deriving from the Latin draco.

Wikipedia

  1. Dracula

    Dracula is a novel by Bram Stoker, published in 1897. An epistolary novel, the narrative is related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist, but opens with solicitor Jonathan Harker taking a business trip to stay at the castle of a Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula. Harker escapes the castle after discovering that Dracula is a vampire, and the Count moves to England and plagues the seaside town of Whitby. A small group, led by Abraham Van Helsing, hunt Dracula and, in the end, kill him. Dracula was mostly written in the 1890s. Stoker produced over a hundred pages of notes for the novel, drawing extensively from Transylvanian folklore and history. Some scholars have suggested that the character of Dracula was inspired by historical figures like the Wallachian prince Vlad the Impaler or the countess Elizabeth Báthory, but there is widespread disagreement. Stoker's notes mention neither figure. He found the name Dracula in Whitby's public library while holidaying there, picking it because he thought it meant devil in Romanian. Following its publication, Dracula was positively received by reviewers who pointed to its effective use of horror. In contrast, reviewers who wrote negatively of the novel regarded it as excessively frightening. Comparisons to other works of Gothic fiction were common, including its structural similarity to Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White (1859). In the past century, Dracula has been situated as a piece of Gothic fiction. Modern scholars explore the novel within its historical context—the Victorian era—and discuss its depiction of gender roles, sexuality, and race. Dracula is one of the most famous pieces of English literature. Many of the book's characters have entered popular culture as archetypal versions of their characters; for example, Count Dracula as the quintessential vampire, and Abraham Van Helsing as an iconic vampire hunter. The novel, which is in the public domain, has been adapted for film over 30 times, and its characters have made numerous appearances in virtually all media.

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  1. dracula

    Dracula is a fictional character, a vampire, in the 1897 gothic horror novel of the same name by Irish author Bram Stoker. He has become a major figure in popular culture and has been featured in many movies, books, and television shows. In the original novel, Dracula is a count from Transylvania who moves to England to spread the undead curse and battle a small group of people led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing. The character is often depicted as the archetype of a vampire and is associated with elegance, sophistication, and a fearsome, supernatural power.

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  1. Dracula

    Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing. Dracula has been assigned to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature. The novel touches on themes such as the role of women in Victorian culture, sexual conventions, immigration, colonialism, and post-colonialism. Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, he defined its modern form, and the novel has spawned numerous theatrical, film and television interpretations.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Drácula in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Drácula in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Drácula in a Sentence

  1. Fiona Cross:

    These two spider species are highly specialised mosquito assassins, like Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ or Arnold Schwarzenegger in the James Cameron movie ‘The Terminator’, these little specialist predators ignore any other insects that get in the way as they pursue their target victims – mosquitoes.

  2. Quentin Tarantino:

    Could Cliff Booth beat up Bruce Lee ? Brad Pitt would not be able to beat up Bruce Lee, but Cliff Booth maybe could, if you ask me the question,' Well, who would win in a fight : Bruce Lee or Dracula ?' It's the same question. It's a fictional character. If I say Cliff Booth could beat Bruce Lee up, Cliff Booth's a fictional character, then Cliff Booth could beat Bruce Lee up.

  3. Charlie Watts:

    I've said it myself, but people don't believe it. I nearly killed myself. At the end of two years on speed and heroin, I was very ill, my daughter used to tell me I looked like Dracula. I just stopped cold – for me and for my wife. It was never me, really.

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