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Clone has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a person who is almost identical to another

"The actor was so good at his role that he seemed like a clone of the character himself."

2

a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction

"Scientists successfully cloned a rare breed of sheep to preserve its unique genetic traits through asexual reproduction."

3

an unauthorized copy or imitation

"The website was forced to shut down after a hacker created an unauthorized clone of its login system."

4

A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.

"The gardener propagated new rose bushes by taking cuttings that would grow into clones, ensuring each plant was genetically identical to the original mother bush."

In plain English: A clone is an exact copy of something, whether it's a person created through science or just a duplicate file on your computer.

"The company hopes to release a clone that runs faster than any other software on the market."

Usage: In everyday conversation, use the noun clone to refer to an exact genetic copy of any person or animal created through biotechnology, rather than just similar-looking individuals. This term specifically implies that two organisms share 100% of their DNA because one was derived directly from a single ancestor without sexual reproduction.

Verb
1

make multiple identical copies of

"people can clone a sheep nowadays"

2

To create a clone of.

"The scientist managed to clone the endangered species before it went extinct."

Example Sentences
"The company hopes to release a clone that runs faster than any other software on the market." noun
"The scientist hoped to clone a rare orchid for his garden." noun
"That software is essentially a clone of the original program." noun
"Many people worry about cloning pets from deceased animals." noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
double organism copy

Origin

The word clone was coined in 1903 by scientists studying plants to describe a twig or cutting that grows into an identical copy of its parent plant. By the 1970s, this botanical term expanded figuratively to refer to any exact replica created through artificial means.

Rhyming Words
one done wone lone mone fone none zone pone cone hone rone sone jone ione yone tone gone bone prone
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