Definition: Meaning of, Phantom of the Opera, The in English to English dictionary.
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(1910) a book by the French writer Gaston Leroux about a frightening man whose face has been DISFIGURE d (= injured in an ugly way) and who wears a MASK to hide it. He KIDNAP s a beautiful OPERA singer because he loves her. Several films and plays have been based on the story.