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• Hunchback — may refer to one of the following.* a hunchback, someone who suffers from severe kyphosis. * The Hunchback of Notre Dame , a novel by Victor Hugo. * Hunchback , a 1983 arcade game by Century Electronics and 1984 computer game published by Ocean… …   Wikipedia

• Hunchback — Hunch back , n. [Cf. {Humpback}.] A back with a hunch or hump; also, a hunchbacked person. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hunchback — (n.) “person with a hunched back,” 1712, back formation from hunchbacked (1590s; see HUNCH (Cf. hunch)) …   Etymology dictionary

• hunchback — ► NOUN 1) a deformed back in the shape of a hump, often caused by collapse of a vertebra. 2) often offensive a person with such a deformity. DERIVATIVES hunchbacked adjective …   English terms dictionary

• hunchback — [hunch′bak΄] n. 1. HUMPBACK (sense 1) 2. a person having a humped back hunchbacked adj …   English World dictionary

• Hunchback (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Hunchback Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.A. Genre = Punk Years active = 2001 Label = Freedom School Records Associated acts = URL =… …   Wikipedia

• Hunchback (video game) — Infobox VG title = Hunchback developer = Century Electronics publisher = Ocean Software designer = release = Arcade version 1983 genre = Platform platforms = Arcade, Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Commodore VIC 20, Dragon… …   Wikipedia

• hunchback — UK [ˈhʌntʃˌbæk] / US noun [countable] Word forms hunchback : singular hunchback plural hunchbacks offensive someone who has a large round part on their back that is caused by an unusual curve in their spine. You may see or hear this word but do… …   English dictionary

• Hunchback of Notre Dame — Hunch|back of Not|re Dame, The (1831) 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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hunchback — [[t]hʌ̱ntʃbæk[/t]] hunchbacks N COUNT A hunchback is someone who has a large lump on their back because their spine is curved. [OFFENSIVE, OLD FASHIONED] …   English dictionary

• hunchback — noun a back deformed by a sharp forward angle, forming a hump, typically caused by collapse of a vertebra. ↘often offensive a person with a hunchback. Derivatives hunchbacked adjective …   English new terms dictionary