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Romulan

UK/ˈrɒmjʊlən//ˈrɑmjʊlən/

Romulan noun: a member of a fictional alien race, described as being cunning and opportunistic.

Noun

Romulan (plural Romulans)

  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."1999, Peter Allen David, Double or Nothing
    • "He looks like a Romulan." Suddenly, her attention is focused on him and she calls across the street, "Hey, monkey Romulan, sort it out!"2000, Emma Forrest, Namedropper

Adjective

Romulan (comparative more Romulan, superlative most Romulan)

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

Proper noun

Romulan

  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.

Forms of Romulan

Noun
pluralRomulans
Adjective
comparativemore Romulan
superlativemost Romulan

Origin of Romulan

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.

Questions about Romulan

What does Romulan mean?
Romulan means a member of a fictional alien race, described as being cunning and opportunistic.
What part of speech is Romulan?
Romulan can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Romulan?
Romulan is pronounced /ˈrɒmjʊlən/ (UK).
What is the plural of Romulan?
The plural of Romulan is Romulans.

Words near Romulan in the dictionary

  1. Romsey
  2. Romsey Extra
  3. Romsley
  4. Romualdo
  5. Romualdos
  6. Romulan
  7. Romulans
  8. Romulean
  9. Romulian
  10. Romulus
  11. Romuluses

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