clone

== English == === Alternative forms === clon (obsolete) === Etymology === Coined (in botany) in 1903, based on Ancient Greek κλών (klṓn, “twig”). Figurative use from the 1970s. === Pronunciation === enPR: klōn (General American) IPA(key): /kloʊn/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kləʊn/ Rhymes: -əʊn === Noun === clone (plural clones) A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical. (cytology) A group of identical cells derived from a single cell. A copy or imitation of something already existing, especially when designed to simulate it. (informal) A person who is exactly like or very similar to another person, in terms of looks or behavior. (LGBTQ, slang) A Castro clone. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Italian: clone → Japanese: クローン → Polish: klon → Turkish: klon ==== Translations ==== === Verb === clone (third-person singular simple present clones, present participle cloning, simple past and past participle cloned) (transitive) To create a clone of. ==== Derived terms ==== reclone ==== Descendants ==== → Thai: โคลน (kloon) ==== Translations ==== === References === H.J. Webber. "New Horticultural and Agricultural Terms". Science (new series) 18:501-503, 1903, DOI: 10.1126/science.18.459.501-b. C.L. Pollard. "'Clon' versus 'clone'". Science (new series) 22:469, 1905. C.L. Pollard. "On the spelling of 'clon'". Science (new series) 22:87-88, 1905. W.T. Stearn. "The use of the term 'clone'". Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society 74:41-47, 1949. === Anagrams === Cleon, Colen, Colne == Asturian == === Verb === clone first/third-person singular present subjunctive of clonar == French == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek κλών (klṓn, “twig”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /klon/, /klɔn/ Homophones: clonent, clones Hyphenation: clone === Noun === clone m (plural clones) clone ==== Derived terms ==== cloner === Verb === clone inflection of cloner: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “clone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === leçon, oncle == Italian == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Ancient Greek κλών (klṓn, “twig”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈklo.ne/ Rhymes: -one Hyphenation: cló‧ne ==== Noun ==== clone m (plural cloni) (biology) clone === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English clone, from the same source as above. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈklo.ne/, /ˈklon/ Rhymes: -one, -on Hyphenation: cló‧ne, clóne ==== Noun ==== clone m (plural cloni) (computing, electronics, also figurative) clone === Related terms === clonare clonato === References === == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -õni, (Portugal) -ɔnɨ Hyphenation: clo‧ne === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== clone m (plural clones) clone (organism produced asexually from a single ancestor) clone (copy of something already existing) clone (group of identical cells derived from a single cell) === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== clone inflection of clonar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “clone”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “clone”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Noun === clone f pl plural of clonă === Noun === clone n pl plural of clon == Spanish == === Verb === clone inflection of clonar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative