"clone" meaning in All languages combined

See clone on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /kloʊn/ Audio: en-us-clone.ogg [US] Forms: clone [singular], clones [plural]
enPR: klōn Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A clone is a living being produced from another being that is genetically identical to the first being.
    Sense id: simple-clone-en-noun-i2VecEdE Categories (other): Biology
  2. A clone is a copy or imitation of something, living or not.
    Sense id: simple-clone-en-noun-9MDmYmCl Categories (other): Colloquial

Verb [English]

IPA: /kloʊn/ Audio: en-us-clone.ogg [US] Forms: clone [canonical], clones [third-person, singular], cloned [past], cloned [past, participle], cloning [present, participle]
enPR: klōn Head templates: {{verb|clon|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To clone is to make an identical copy of something, especially a living being.
    Sense id: simple-clone-en-verb-Z-OT4o68 Categories (other): Biology
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