romulan

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈrɒmjʊlən/
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/ˈrɒmjʊlən/ · /ˈrɑmjʊlən/

Definition of romulan

3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A member of a fictional alien race, described as being cunning and opportunistic.
    “"Some sort of Romulan game," Riker said thoughtfully. "Trying to make us guess what they're up to."”
    “"He looks like a Romulan." Suddenly, her attention is focused on him and she calls across the street, "Hey, monkey Romulan, sort it out!"”
    “...the law vaporizes like a Romulan warrior into the ions of space.”
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noun

  1. A member of a fictional alien race, described as being cunning and opportunistic.
    “"Some sort of Romulan game," Riker said thoughtfully. "Trying to make us guess what they're up to."”
    “"He looks like a Romulan." Suddenly, her attention is focused on him and she calls across the street, "Hey, monkey Romulan, sort it out!"”
    “...the law vaporizes like a Romulan warrior into the ions of space.”

adj

  1. Pertaining to the fictional extraterrestrial race, or its fictional polity, the Romulan Star Empire; from Star Trek.

name

  1. A fictional language and a constructed language. The fictional language of the Romulans, a fictional extraterrestrial race from Star Trek. Created words and phrases from Star Trek have been latterly expanded upon to create a constructed language, that some among the Star Trek fandom attempt to build into a usable language.

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Etymology

From Romulus + -an. From the Star Trek franchise, in which they are described as being from the planet Romulus, drawing inspiration from the Roman origin story of Romulus and Remus.

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