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clone

/kloʊn/noun, verb1 syllable

Clone means: a person who is almost identical to another.

Synonyms for clone4

noun, as in a person who is almost identical to another

ringer, dead ringer

noun, as in a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction

clon

noun, as in an unauthorized copy or imitation

knockoff

What does clone mean?4

noun

1

a person who is almost identical to another

2

a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction

3

an unauthorized copy or imitation

verb

1

make multiple identical copies of“people can clone a sheep nowadays”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with clone?35

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All 35 rhymes for clone, grouped by syllable

Clone in a sentence

  • The army decided to clone hundreds of copies of the handsome, athletic man.nonong
  • Creating a digital clone of someone's voice is now easier than ever.hecko
  • What animals have they been able to clone to date?frpzzd
  • The handsome soldier was one of thousands of clones of himself.nonong
  • What is the average percentage of clones in society?Babelball
  • Ziri is a clone of the original Walid.Amastan
  • The aliens replaced the US president with a clone.maaster
  • I've always wanted to make a Tatoeba clone for conlangs without ISO codes.shekitten

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of clone

as a noun

plural
clones

as a verb

past tense
cloned
present participle
cloning
third-person singular
clones