clone A2 Topic:Family & Relationships US /kloʊn/ UK /kləʊn/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like crone /l/ vs /ɹ/ Freq #9531 Meanings 1 noun A copy of something made to look or work just like the original. The company sold cheap clones of the popular phone. 2 noun A plant or animal created from a single cell so that it is genetically identical to its parent. Scientists produced the first cloned sheep in 1996. 3 verb To make an exact copy of a living thing or an object. Researchers managed to clone the sheep successfully. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a copy of something made to... knockoff Word family Forms clonedclonescloning Derived forms agrocloneclonabilityclonableclonalcloneableclonelessclonelikeclonemateclonishclonismclonologyclonotype Etymology AI details Coined (in botany) in 1903, based on Ancient Greek κλών (klṓn, “twig”). Figurative use from the 1970s. Topics Family & Relationships External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # clone **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /kloʊn/ **IPA (UK):** /kləʊn/ **Frequency rank:** 9531 ## Meanings 1. A copy of something made to look or work just like the original. 2. A plant or animal created from a single cell so that it is genetically identical to its parent. 3. To make an exact copy of a living thing or an object. ## Examples - The company sold cheap clones of the popular phone. - Scientists produced the first cloned sheep in 1996. - Researchers managed to clone the sheep successfully. ## Derived Forms - agroclone - clonability - clonable - clonal - cloneable - cloneless - clonelike - clonemate - clonish - clonism - clonology - clonotype ## Etymology Coined (in botany) in 1903, based on Ancient Greek κλών (klṓn, “twig”). Figurative use from the 1970s. ## AI Etymology clone is a verb and noun. It was coined (in botany) in 1903, based on Ancient Greek κλών (klṓn, “twig”). Figurative use from the 1970s. Current senses include a copy of something made to look or work just like the original, a plant or animal created from a single cell so that it is genetically identical to its parent, and to make an exact copy of a living thing or an object. Derived forms include agroclone, clonability, clonable, clonal, and cloneable. ## Topics - Family & Relationships markdown