clone
See also: cloné
English
Etymology
Coined (in botany) in 1903, based on Ancient Greek κλών (klṓn, “twig”). Figurative use from the 1970s.
Pronunciation
- enPR: klōn
- (General American) IPA(key): /kloʊn/
Audio (US) (file) - (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kləʊn/
- Rhymes: -əʊn
Noun
clone (plural clones)
- A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.
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- (cytology) A group of identical cells derived from a single cell.
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- A copy or imitation of something already existing, especially when designed to simulate it.
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- (informal) A person who is exactly like another person, in terms of looks or behavior.
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Derived terms
- binary clone
- clone town
- holoclone
- meroclone
- paraclone
- polyclone
Descendants
- → Italian: clone
- → Polish: klon
- → Turkish: klon
Translations
living organism (originally a plant)
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group of identical cells derived from a single cell
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copy of something already existing
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Verb
clone (third-person singular simple present clones, present participle cloning, simple past and past participle cloned)
- (transitive) To create a clone of.
- The scientists were able to clone a sheep.
- We cloned the database to perform some testing.
Derived terms
- reclone
Descendants
- → Thai: โคลน (kloon)
Translations
create a clone
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References
- H.J. Webber. "New Horticultural and Agricultural Terms". Science (new series) 18:501-503, 1903, DOI: 10.1126/science.18.459.501-b.
- C.L. Pollard. "'Clon' versus 'clone'". Science (new series) 22:469, 1905.
- C.L. Pollard. "On the spelling of 'clon'". Science (new series) 22:87-88, 1905.
- W.T. Stearn. "The use of the term 'clone'". Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society 74:41-47, 1949.
Anagrams
- Cleon, Colen, Colne
Asturian
Verb
clone
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive of clonar
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κλών (klṓn, “twig”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klon/, /klɔn/
Audio (file) - Homophones: clonent, clones
- Hyphenation: clone
Noun
clone m (plural clones)
- clone
Derived terms
- cloner
Verb
clone
- inflection of cloner:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “clone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- leçon, oncle
Italian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κλών (klṓn, “twig”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklo.ne/[1]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: cló‧ne
Noun
clone m (plural cloni)
- (biology) clone
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English clone, from the same source as above.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklo.ne/, /ˈklon/[1]
- Rhymes: -one, -on
- Hyphenation: cló‧ne, clóne
Noun
clone m (plural cloni)
- (computing, electronics, also figurative) clone
Related terms
- clonare
- clonato
References
- clone in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈklõ.ni/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈklo.ne/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈklɔ.n(ɨ)/
- Hyphenation: clo‧ne
Noun
clone m (plural clones)
- clone (organism produced asexually from a single ancestor)
- clone (copy of something already existing)
- clone (group of identical cells derived from a single cell)
Verb
clone
- inflection of clonar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Romanian
Noun
clone f pl
- plural of clonă
Noun
clone n pl
- plural of clon
Spanish
Verb
clone
- inflection of clonar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative