clone
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/kləʊn/
🇬🇧
/kləʊn/
noun
R
An exact copy of a plant or animal made from its cells.
Scientists made a clone of the sheep from a single cell.
R
A person or thing that looks exactly like another.
The twins were perfect clones of each other in appearance.
R
A cheaper copy of an expensive computer.
Many companies buy clone computers to save money.
verb
R
To make an exact copy of an animal or plant from its cells.
Researchers learned how to clone animals in the laboratory.
R
To illegally copy information from a credit card or phone to make payments.
Thieves can clone credit cards to steal money from accounts.
translation
An exact copy of a plant or animal made from its cells.; A person or thing that looks exactly like another.; A cheaper copy of an expensive computer.
To make an exact copy of an animal or plant from its cells.; To illegally copy information from a credit card or phone to make payments.
Word Forms
3rd Present
clones
Past
cloned
Perfect
cloned
Progressive
cloning
Plural
clones