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Klingon Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -gon

Klingon has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

Member of a fictional alien warrior race depicted as having distinctive forehead ridges and a culture based on strict observance of honour, loyalty, and combat.

Proper Noun
1

An artificial language created by Marc Okrand, for the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

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Origin

The word "klingon" comes from the German Klingen, meaning "cliffs," which entered English through Russian. This origin is supported by historical records showing many people with this surname in US censuses during the 1900s were from Russia, as well as related family names like Klingensmith.

Rhyming Words
gon agon egon nigon aegon bigon logon ergon argon vogon dagon angon cogon bogon tigon digon dogon wagon zygon isogon
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