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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: mIn tojwI'
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Fri May 19 11:08:41 2017
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Date: Fri, 19 May 2017 15:08:37 +0000
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> Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, May 19, 2017
>
> Klingon word: mIn tojwI'
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: optical illusion
> Source: November 2016 email to Lieven
(Lieven, 11/25/2016): The most common way to refer to a [stage] magician, like Kalibo, is {mIn yuqwI'} ({yuq} is "outwit, outsmart"). (A {mIn tojwI'} is an "optical illusion.")
mIn eye (n)
toj deceive, trick (v)
--
Voragh
tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a'
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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