Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
| Domain | Definition |
Slang | Noun. Source: From one of the Trekkies. I have no idea about its lexical source. However, it has similar sound to "cling on". Definition: A warrior race. They are allies of the Federation, but once or twice they were enemies. Context: Used when talking about races in Star Trek. Social Source: Trekkies. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Klingons, a race of humanoids in the fictional Star Trek universe, were the main antagonists in Star Trek: The Original Series and later became the uneasy allies of the United Federation of Planets.
Most body functions incorporate multiple redundancies, such as redundant stomachs, lungs, and livers. This characteristic, known as "brak'lul," makes Klingons incredibly resilient. Other features of Klingon anatomy include a lack of tear ducts, and lavender/pink blood, based on the metal ion manganese according to some unofficial sources. The Klingon lifespan is at least 150 years. Interbreeding is possible with Humans (B'Elanna Torres) and Romulans (Ba'el).
According to legend, Kortar, the first Klingon, along with his mate, destroyed the gods who created them and turned the heavens into ashes. This event is recounted in marriage ceremonies.
Klingon values center around honor. Those who die honorably are said to join the spirit of Kahless in Sto-Vo-Kor. Dishonorable deaths hold the destiny of the underworld of Gre'thor, guarded by Fek'lhr. Gre'thor is reached by passage on the Barge of the Dead, eternally piloted by Kortar, over the River of Blood. The dead are not mourned, but celebrated, and the body is viewed as an empty shell to be disposed of.
The Klingon Empire was founded around 500 C.E on the Klingon homeworld of Qo'noS by Kahless the Unforgettable.
The Empire went through several dynasties of rulers, experiencing a period between the 2nd and 3rd known as the "Dark Time," a 10-year experiment in democracy.
Around the 14th century, Qo'noS was invaded by the Hur'q, who pillaged many treasures, including the sword of Kahless.
By 2069 a High Council was formed, eliminating the position of Emperor until 2369.
Around the early part of the 22nd Century, the warrior class begins exerting a greater influence throughout Klingon society, corrupting, notably, the justice system.
In 2151, a faction in the Temporal Cold War from the 28th Century attempted to alter the timeline by using the Suliban Cabal to incite unrest within the Klingon Empire. This resulted in the first contact between Klingons and Humans.
Around 2223, relations between the Empire and the Federation degenerated substantially, with intense hostility lasting until 2293.
In 2267 the Klingons and the Romulans forged a military alliance and the Klingons traded several D7 battlecruisers (Birds of Prey) in exchange for some cloaking devices.
In 2293 the atmosphere of Kronos was contaminated when Praxis, one of its moons, exploded. This event was a turning point in relations between the Klingons and the United Federation of Planets, as the
Klingon Empire couldn't afford to maintain their excessive military activities and deal with this new problem (parallels with the breakdown of the Cold War and the relationship between the United States and the cash-strapped former Soviet Union were obvious). Thus the two entered into an alliance which lasted about eighty years, ending in 2372 when the Klingons attacked the Cardassians.
In 2342 the Klingons and Romulans began a violent war after the Romulans attacked the Klingon outpost Narendra III.
In 2357, Worf, Son of Mogh (played by Michael Dorn) became the first Klingon to enter the Starfleet Academy and in 2364 he was assigned to the NCC-1701-D as relief conn and tactical officer. (Rank: Lieutenant j.g)
In 2367 the Klingon Civil War began after Chancellor K'mpec was murdered. Prior to his murder, K'mpec had named Captain Jean-Luc Picard his Arbiter of Succession. Gowron was selected, but the House of Duras opposed this decision and the war began. It was later revealed that the Romulans were backing Duras and Duras quickly lost all support, ending the war and leaving Gowron as undisputed leader of the empire.
Around 2374, the Klingons once again joined in an alliance with the Federation, against the Dominion.
Shortly before the end of the Dominion War, Worf killed Gowron for using bad tactics in the war simply to hurt General Martok's political position. Worf then granted the role of Chancellor to Martok rather than taking it himself.
In 2375 the Federation-Romulan-Klingon fleet defeated the Dominion with the assistance of the Cardassian fleet during a final assault on Cardassia Prime.
To all Klingons, battle is sacred, and treated with much ceremony. Therefore, many advances have been made by Klingons in the field of weaponry.
Klingon biology
Roughly humanoid in appearance, Klingons typically sport long manes of luxuriant hair, and for males, mustaches, and beards. Perhaps their most prominent external feature is their ridged forehead. These intricate, bony patterns vary by family line and are an evolutionary remnant of their prehistoric forms, when Klingons had a more extensive exoskeleton and a decidedly crustacean appearance. For a period during the 2260s [during the original Star Trek], Klingons had external features resembling Humans and wore their hair in a more conservative fashion.Klingon religion
History of the Klingon Empire
Klingon leadership
Klingon hand weapons
[large image]
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Klingon."
Crosswords: KLINGON |
| Specialty definitions using "KLINGON": Basic Multilingual Plane. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | All because of this beef-witted Klingon! (Space Ghost Coast to Coast; writing credit: Ben Karlin) Klingon deliveries can sometimes take days- (Star Trek: Voyager; writing credit: Douglas Day Stewart) And Scotty beamed them to the Klingon ship, where there would be no tribble at all! (Futurama; writing credit: Lance Smith; Carl Colpaert) I shall put an end to your dirty Klingon ways. (Senior Trip; writing credit: Roger Kumble; I. Marlene King) | |
Song Titles | Klingon Mating Dance (performing artist: Honey Would You Be Meshuga Tonite?) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
High Tech |
|
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "KLINGON" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 87.50% of the time. "KLINGON" is used about 8 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 87.5% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Noun (proper) | 12.5% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 8 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "g-i-k-l-n-n-o" | |
-2 letters: klong, lingo. | |
-3 letters: gink, ikon, kiln, kilo, king, kino, ling, link, linn, lino, lion, loin, long, noil, oink. | |
-4 letters: gin, ilk, ink, inn, ion, kin, koi, lin, log, nil, nog, oil. | |
-5 letters: go, in, li, lo, no, on. | |
| Words containing the letters "g-i-k-l-n-n-o" | |
+1 letter: clonking, knolling, plonking. | |
+2 letters: inglenook, knowingly, onlooking, unlocking. | |
+3 letters: ankylosing, gunkholing, inglenooks, snorkeling, unblocking, uncloaking. | |
+4 letters: bankrolling, folksinging, outflanking, unknowingly. | |
+5 letters: folksingings, interlocking, schnorkeling. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4B 4C 49 4E 47 4F 4E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
|
| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
|
| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
|
| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
|
Morse Code (1836) (references)-.- .-.. .. -. --. --- -. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
|
Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001011 01001100 01001001 01001110 01000111 01001111 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)K L I N G O N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004B 004C 0049 004E 0047 004F 004E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
|
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)45464348414948 |
| 1. Crosswords 2. Usage: Modern 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Usage Frequency | 5. Expressions: Internet 6. Anagrams 7. Orthography 8. Bibliography |
Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
