"Klingonian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Klingonian [comparative], most Klingonian [superlative]
Etymology: From Klingon + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Klingon|ian}} Klingon + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Klingonian (comparative more Klingonian, superlative most Klingonian)
  1. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, Klingons.
    Sense id: en-Klingonian-en-adj-B7v0Y9Yg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 53
  2. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Klingon language. Categories (topical): Star Trek
    Sense id: en-Klingonian-en-adj-SZOW8vnI Disambiguation of Star Trek: 11 89 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ian Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 43 57

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