English
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Etymology
Coined by w:Terry Nation|Terry Nation in 1963 for his script w:The Daleks|The Daleks on Doctor Who. Accounts of how he devised the word vary.
Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/�d�l�k/
italbrac|US enPR|d�ʹl�k, IPA|/�d��l�k/
Noun
en-noun|s
- A member of a fictitious race of extraterrestrial mutants regularly appearing in the television programme w:Doctor Who|Doctor Who, known primarily for their lack of compassion and their bent on domination through extermination of other beings.
Quotations
1964 � w:David Whitaker (screenwriter)|David Whitaker, Doctor Who and the Daleks, ch 6 (based on the tele-script by Terry Nation)
1993 � Dennis Potter. "Occupying Powers" (reprint), The Guardian, (28 Aug).
1997 � w:John Peel (writer)|John Peel, War of the Daleks, ch 2
2006 � w:Gareth Roberts (writer)|Gareth Roberts, I Am a Dalek, ch 9
External links
wikiquote|The Daleks
Category:Science fiction
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