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English word origin

Etymology of Spock

Anglicized from Dutch Spaak.

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The source etymologies

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Unnumbered source etymology

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name

An American surname from Dutch. · In Star Trek, a Starfleet commander and science officer of the USS Enterprise, especially known for his Vulcan logic, reason, and stoicism and his distinctive pointed ears. · Ellipsis of 2309 Mr. Spock: an asteroid in the main belt, Solar System.

noun

A person or character like a Star Trek Vulcan; someone resembling Star Trek's character Spock. · The Vulcan salute when used in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock, a handshape that beats rock and scissors and loses to lizard and paper.

verb

To play the Vulcan salute hand.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Anglicized from Dutch Spaak.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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Imported from Wiktionary contributors; extracted by Tatu Ylonen / Wiktextract / Kaikki.org. Selected fields are reformatted and grouped; wording, source identity and etymology sections are retained. CC-BY-SA-4.0 applies to the imported source material.

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