clone

CEFRC1

/kloʊn/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A living thing or cell made from one original copy.

  2. 02

    verb

    To make an exact genetic copy of a living thing.

Examples

  • The army decided to clone hundreds of copies of the handsome, athletic man.

  • Ziri is a clone of the original Walid.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /kləʊn/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A copy or imitation of something already existing, especially when designed to simulate it.

  2. A group of identical cells derived from a single cell.

  3. A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.

More examples

In context

  • Minetest is a clone of Minecraft.

  • The computer manufacturer produced IBM PC clones in the 1990s.

  • The scientists were able to clone a sheep.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Scientists successfully created a blank of the sheep using advanced nuclear transfer.

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Origin

noun

Coined (in botany) in 1903, based on Ancient Greek κλών (klṓn, “twig”). Figurative use from the 1970s.