Clone — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who is almost identical to another

a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːtɹɪpɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/daɪdʒˈɛnɪsˌɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/daɪdʒˈɛnɪsˌɪs/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈɑːtɹɪpɚ/.

Examples

people can clone a sheep nowadays

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

clon dead ringer ringer knockoff

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who is almost identical to another
noun	a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction
noun	an unauthorized copy or imitation
verb	make multiple identical copies of “people can clone a sheep nowadays”

Word Forms

clone	verb	make multiple identical copies of
clone	noun	a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Klon

eine Person, die fast identisch mit einer anderen ist

🇫🇷French

cloner

une personne qui est presque identique à une autre

🇪🇸Spanish

clon

una persona que es casi idéntica a otra

🇳🇱Dutch

kloon

een persoon die bijna identiek is aan een ander

🇷🇺Russian

клонировать

человек, почти идентичный другому

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्लोन

एक व्यक्ति जो लगभग दूसरे जैसा ही होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্লোন

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি অন্যের সাথে প্রায় অভিন্ন

🇮🇳Tamil

குளோன்

கிட்டத்தட்ட மற்றொரு நபருடன் ஒத்த ஒரு நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్లోన్

దాదాపు మరొకరితో సమానంగా ఉండే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

क्लोन

एखादी व्यक्ती जी जवळजवळ दुसऱ्यासारखीच असते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્લોન

એક વ્યક્તિ જે લગભગ બીજા સાથે સમાન છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತದ್ರೂಪಿ

ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರಿಗೆ ಬಹುತೇಕ ಹೋಲುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ലോൺ

മറ്റൊരാളുമായി ഏതാണ്ട് സമാനമായ ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਲੋਨ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਨਾਲ ਲਗਭਗ ਸਮਾਨ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کلون

ایک شخص جو دوسرے سے تقریبا ایک جیسا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

克隆

与另一个人几乎一模一样的人

🇯🇵Japanese

クローン

他の人とほぼ同じ人

🇰🇷Korean

클론

다른 사람과 거의 동일한 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dòng vô tính

một người gần như giống hệt một người khác

🇹🇭Thai

โคลน

บุคคลที่เกือบจะเหมือนกันกับอีกคนหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

klon

seseorang yang hampir identik dengan yang lain

🇲🇾Malay

klon

seorang yang hampir sama dengan orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استنساخ

شخص متطابق تقريبًا مع شخص آخر

🇮🇷Persian

کلون

شخصی که تقریباً با دیگری یکسان است

🇹🇷Turkish

klon

neredeyse diğerine benzeyen bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

שיבוט

אדם שכמעט זהה לאחר

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