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1
something that is made to look exactly like something else
- the car is a clone under a different brand name—it's even manufactured in the same plant as its cousin
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2
something or someone that strongly resembles another
- the new television series is a clone of half a dozen police procedurals already on the air
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- alter ego,
- carbon,
- carbon copy,
- counterpart,
- doppelgänger
- (or doppelganger),
- double,
- duplicate,
- duplication,
- facsimile,
- fetch,
- image,
- likeness,
- look-alike,
- match,
- mirror image,
- picture,
- replica,
- ringer,
- spit,
- spitting image,
- twin
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of clone (Entry 2 of 2)
to make an exact likeness of
- will clone the designer outfit for the ready-to-wear market
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The first known use of clone was in 1903
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