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 or very similar to another person, in terms of looks or behavior.
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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
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.
Asturian
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κλών (klṓn, “twig”).
Derived terms
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.
Italian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κλών (klṓn, “twig”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklo.ne/[1]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: cló‧ne
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklo.ne/, /ˈklon/[1]
- Rhymes: -one, -on
- Hyphenation: cló‧ne, clóne
References
- clone in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈklo.ni/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈklo.ne/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈklɔ.nɨ/
- Hyphenation: clo‧ne
- Rhymes: -oni
Noun
clone m (plural clones)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
clone
- inflection of clonar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Spanish
Verb
clone
- inflection of clonar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
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