clone
Pronunciation Noun

clone (plural clones)

  1. A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.
  2. A group of identical cells derived from a single cell.
  3. A copy or imitation of something already existing, especially when designed to simulate it.
  4. (informal) Two people who are exactly alike, as far as looks or behavior.
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clone (clones, present participle cloning; past and past participle cloned)

  1. (transitive) To create a clone of.
    The scientists were able to clone a sheep.
    We cloned the database to perform some testing.
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