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niche
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
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- I also became a poet and for one year lived in a paradise of my own creation; I imagined that I also might obtain a niche in the temple where the names of Homer and Shakespeare are consecrated.†
p. 16.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(niche as in: it is a niche product) a special role, interest, or small market where someone or something fits especially well; or literally
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(2)
(niche as in: in a niche of the wall) a small hollow space in a wall for a statue or decoration; or any shallow recess, cranny, or crevice
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely, niche can refer to a role for a species within an ecosystem.