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Clone

//kloʊn// noun, verb, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.

    "This new species is a clone of the mimosa plant."

  2. 2
    an unauthorized copy or imitation wordnet
  3. 3
    A group of identical cells derived from a single cell.
  4. 4
    a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction wordnet
  5. 5
    A copy or imitation of something already existing, especially when designed to simulate it.

    "The computer manufacturer produced IBM PC clones in the 1990s."

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  1. 6
    a person who is almost identical to another wordnet
  2. 7
    A person who is exactly like or very similar to another person, in terms of looks or behavior. informal

    "Once, on a confident whim, I approached the group of popular girls in an attempt to broaden my circle. Their ringleader took one glance at my new Aeropostale T-shirt and whispered to her clones, “Yeah, Aero's definitely out now.”"

  3. 8
    A Castro clone. slang

    "Some of me is clone, but a good part of me is still disco."

Verb
  1. 1
    To create a clone of. transitive

    "The scientists were able to clone a sheep."

  2. 2
    make multiple identical copies of wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Coined (in botany) in 1903, based on Ancient Greek κλών (klṓn, “twig”). Figurative use from the 1970s.

Etymology 2

Coined (in botany) in 1903, based on Ancient Greek κλών (klṓn, “twig”). Figurative use from the 1970s.

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