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Klingon

Syllabification: (Kling·on)
Pronunciation: /ˈkliNGˌän/
Definition of Klingon

noun

  • 1a member of a warlike humanoid alien species in the television series Star Trek and its derivatives and sequels.
  • 2the language of the Klingons:the site is also available in synthetic languages like Esperanto and Klingon

Origin:

1960s: invented name

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