clone — an identical copy of a living thing
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: an identical copy of a living thing
Pronunciation (IPA): /kloʊn/
Korean meaning: 복제품, 클론
Korean pronunciation: 클론 (강세: 클론)
Example Sentences
- My mom thinks all K-pop idols are clones because they look so similar.
- The company will clone the successful business model.
- If I could clone myself, I'd send one clone to school and keep sleeping.
clone
NOUN//kloʊn//
an identical copy of a living thing
💡 Concept
Identical copied sheep
🎵 Rhyme
The clone bone matches the phone!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/kloʊn/
🇬🇧 UK/kləʊn/
🌳Etymology
Rootclone
Origin
From Greek 'klon' meaning 'twig' or 'branch', referring to a plant cutting used for propagation. The term was adapted in the 20th century for biology to describe genetically identical organisms.
🎵Rhyme
phonestonebonetone
phone
stone
bone
tone
🔗Collocations
clone sheep
human clone
clone technology
genetic clone
clone DNA
identical clone
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My mom thinks all K-pop idols are clones because they look so similar.”
“The company will clone the successful business model.”
😄 Fun example
“If I could clone myself, I'd send one clone to school and keep sleeping.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
copyduplicatereplicareproduction
Antonyms
originalunique
Related
geneticsDNAbiotechnologyreproduction
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