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Dalek
noun [C] /ˈdɑː.lek/ UKDefinition
› an imaginary creature that talks in a strange voice and kills people: The Daleks were the most frightening characters in Dr Who (= a television programme about a man who travels in space and time).Strange, suspicious and unnatural things and people
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