Clone - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kləʊn|  American pronunciation of the word clone
Brit.  |kləʊn|  British pronunciation of the word clone

noun

- a person who is almost identical to another (syn: ringer)
- a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction
- an unauthorized copy or imitation

verb

- make multiple identical copies of
people can clone a sheep nowadays

Extra examples

She's an exact clone of her sister!

...the car is a clone under a different brand name—it's even manufactured in the same plant as its cousin...

Do you think scientists should clone humans?

Meanwhile, philosophers debate whether it's right to clone an individual.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: clone
he/she/it: clones
present participle: cloning
past tense: cloned
past participle: cloned
noun
singular: clone
plural: clones
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