clone

¹clone

noun \ˈklōn\

Definition of CLONE

1

a : the aggregate of genetically identical cells or organisms asexually produced by a single progenitor cell or organism b : an individual grown from a single somatic cell or cell nucleus and genetically identical to it c : a group of replicas of all or part of a macromolecule and especially DNA <clones of identical recombinant DNA sequences>

2

: one that appears to be a copy of an original form : duplicate <a clone of a personal computer>

— clon·al \ˈklō-n^əl\ adjective

— clon·al·ly \-nə-lē\ adverb

Examples of CLONE

1. the clone of an adult female sheep
2. <the car is a clone under a different brand name—it's even manufactured in the same plant as its cousin>

Origin of CLONE

Greek klōn twig, slip; akin to Greek klan to break — more at clast

First Known Use: 1903

Related to CLONE

Synonyms: carbon, carbon copy, copy, dummy, dupe, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, imitation, mock, reduplication, replica, replication, reproduction

Antonyms: archetype, original, prototype

Related Words: counterfeit, fake, forgery, knockoff, phony (also phoney), rip-off, rubber stamp, sham; miniature, mock-up, simulation; reconstruction, re-creation; image, likeness, semblance, shadow; impression, imprint, print; approximation, reincarnation, version; extra, reserve, spare

Near Antonyms: antithesis, converse, opposite, reverse

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Rhymes with CLONE

blown, bone, cone, crone, drone, flown, groan, grown, hone, known, loan, lone, moan, Mon, none, own, phone, pone, prone, Rhône, roan, Saône, scone, sone, stone, throne, tone, zone