CLONE

knockoff, clone

(noun) an unauthorized copy or imitation

clone, clon

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

ringer, dead ringer, clone

(noun) a person who is almost identical to another

clone

(verb) make multiple identical copies of; “people can clone a sheep nowadays”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

clone (plural clones)

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

A group of identical cells derived from a single cell.

A copy or imitation of something already existing, especially when designed to simulate it.

(informal) Two people who are exactly alike, as far as looks or behavior.

Verb

clone (third-person singular simple present clones, present participle cloning, simple past and past participle cloned)

(transitive) To create a clone of.

Anagrams

• Colen, Colne

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

2 July 2025

RESTITUTION

(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”


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