hunchback of notre dame

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Definition of hunchback of notre dame in English English dictionary

a novel by Victor Hugo about a kind but ugly hunchback (=someone whose back has a large raised part on it) called Quasimodo, who rings bells in the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris in the 15th century. He secretly loves a beautiful woman called Esmeralda, and when she is wrongly punished for being a murderer, he tries to save her (1831)

Related Terms

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Victor Hugo's nineteenth century novel which was also adapted into several popular movies

Hyphenation

hunch·back of notre Dame

Turkish pronunciation

hʌnçbäk ıv nōtrı deym

Pronunciation

/ˈhənʧˌbak əv ˈnōtrə ˈdām/ /ˈhʌnʧˌbæk əv ˈnoʊtrə ˈdeɪm/