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Of the female black authors, I really like Morrison's early books a lot. But she's really become so much a clone of Faulkner. He did it better.
Leslie Fiedler

Meaning of "clone" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CLONE

From Greek klōn twig, shoot; related to klan to break.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CLONE

clone  [kləʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLONE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clone is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb clone in English.

WHAT DOES CLONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of clone in the English dictionary

The first definition of clone in the dictionary is a group of organisms or cells of the same genetic constitution that are descended from a common ancestor by asexual reproduction, as by cuttings, grafting, etc, in plants. Other definition of clone is Also called: gene clone. a segment of DNA that has been isolated and replicated by laboratory manipulation: used to analyse genes and manufacture their products. Clone is also a person or thing bearing a very close resemblance to another person or thing.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CLONE

PRESENT

Present
I clone
you clone
he/she/it clones
we clone
you clone
they clone
Present continuous
I am cloning
you are cloning
he/she/it is cloning
we are cloning
you are cloning
they are cloning
Present perfect
I have cloned
you have cloned
he/she/it has cloned
we have cloned
you have cloned
they have cloned
Present perfect continuous
I have been cloning
you have been cloning
he/she/it has been cloning
we have been cloning
you have been cloning
they have been cloning
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I cloned
you cloned
he/she/it cloned
we cloned
you cloned
they cloned
Past continuous
I was cloning
you were cloning
he/she/it was cloning
we were cloning
you were cloning
they were cloning
Past perfect
I had cloned
you had cloned
he/she/it had cloned
we had cloned
you had cloned
they had cloned
Past perfect continuous
I had been cloning
you had been cloning
he/she/it had been cloning
we had been cloning
you had been cloning
they had been cloning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will clone
you will clone
he/she/it will clone
we will clone
you will clone
they will clone
Future continuous
I will be cloning
you will be cloning
he/she/it will be cloning
we will be cloning
you will be cloning
they will be cloning
Future perfect
I will have cloned
you will have cloned
he/she/it will have cloned
we will have cloned
you will have cloned
they will have cloned
Future perfect continuous
I will have been cloning
you will have been cloning
he/she/it will have been cloning
we will have been cloning
you will have been cloning
they will have been cloning
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would clone
you would clone
he/she/it would clone
we would clone
you would clone
they would clone
Conditional continuous
I would be cloning
you would be cloning
he/she/it would be cloning
we would be cloning
you would be cloning
they would be cloning
Conditional perfect
I would have clone
you would have clone
he/she/it would have clone
we would have clone
you would have clone
they would have clone
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been cloning
you would have been cloning
he/she/it would have been cloning
we would have been cloning
you would have been cloning
they would have been cloning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you clone
we let´s clone
you clone
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to clone
Past participle
cloned
Present Participle
cloning
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLONE


alone
əˈləʊn
anticyclone
ˌæntɪˈsaɪkləʊn
blown
bləʊn
chalone
ˈkæləʊn
cologne
kəˈləʊn
cyclone
ˈsaɪkləʊn
flown
fləʊn
loan
ləʊn
lone
ləʊn
overblown
ˌəʊvəˈbləʊn
Pantalone
ˌpæntəˈləʊn
prednisolone
prɛdˈnɪsəˌləʊn
pregnenolone
prɛɡˈnɛnəˌləʊn
quinolone
ˈkwɪnəˌləʊn
Sloan
sləʊn
Sloane
sləʊn
triamcinolone
ˌtraɪæmˈsɪnəˌləʊn
violone
ˈvaɪəˌləʊn
windblown
ˈwɪndˌbləʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLONE

cloisters
cloistral
cloistress
clomb
clomiphene
clomp
clonal
clonally
clonazepam
cloner
clonic
clonicity
clonidine
cloning
cloning vector
clonism
clonk
Clonmel
Clontarf
clonus

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLONE

abalone
chelone
gene clone
go it alone
home-alone
just leave well alone
leave alone
leave someone alone
leave well alone
let alone
mesocyclone
methaqualone
nandrolone
pallone
provolone
Silone
snowclone
stand-alone

Synonyms and antonyms of clone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «clone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLONE

Find out the translation of clone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of clone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

克隆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

clon
570 millions of speakers

English

clone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्लोन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اِسْتِنْسَاخ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

копия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

clone
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্লোন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

clone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Klon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Klon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クローン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

클론
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Klone
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hệ vô tính
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குளோன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्लोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

klon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

clone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

klon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

клон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

clonă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλώνος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kloon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clone

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLONE»

The term «clone» is very widely used and occupies the 10.294 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLONE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «clone» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «clone» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clone

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10 QUOTES WITH «CLONE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word clone.
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Joe Abercrombie
I just think TV is becoming more and more interesting in a way. Films are more and more derivative, you know, whether it's 'Transformers 2' or 'Shrek 5', or it's yet another iteration of another kind of clone of something else. It's a bit depressing in a way.
2
Piers Anthony
No novel is a clone of any preceding one, though with a background cast of characters and things that has grown to thousands, there are many familiar aspects.
3
Ted Danson
Cloning, wow. Who would have thought? There should be a list of people who can and cannot clone themselves.
4
Janet Evanovich
Since I can barely write two books a year the best solution seems to be co-author projects. My goal isn't to get another writer to clone me... it's more to produce a book that shares my vision of positive, fun entertainment.
5
Leslie Fiedler
Of the female black authors, I really like Morrison's early books a lot. But she's really become so much a clone of Faulkner. He did it better.
6
Luis Guzman
I always wondered if you clone your wife and have the cloned wife on the moon and the real wife down here, would that be considered cheating?
7
Craig Kilborn
In Massachusetts, scientists have created the first human clone. The bad thing is that in thirty years, the clone will still be depressed because the Boston Red Sox will still have not won a World Series.
8
Nathan Myhrvold
Suppose that 'Unsolved Mysteries' called you with news of a long-lost identical twin. Would that suddenly make you less of a person, less of an individual? It is hard to see how. So, why would a clone be different? Your clone would be raised in a different era by different people - like the lost identical twin, only younger than you.
9
Sonu Nigam
When I started, I faced a lot of hardships. People used to call me a Rafi clone because I used to sing my favourite singer's songs. Then 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa' happened. It gave me a good break.
10
Roger Spottiswoode
The basic premise of this is that, yes, people have learned to clone each other, but that cloning is illegal. Not that it's bad, just that the law as it is now, is that if you die, you're dead.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLONE»

Discover the use of clone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Popular Clone: The Clone Chronicles #1
"Castle’s debut, the first in a planned series, strikes just the right balance of humor and action and is sure to keep young readers turning the pages.
M.E. Castle, 2012
2
Clone
Jordan Finch's dad is a top scientist in the field of human cloning. But Jordan isn't sure about his dad's crusade to be the first to clone a human being-he's seen what cloning does to monkeys: the deformities, the early deaths.
Malcolm Rose, 2002
3
The Clone Codes
On the run from a bounty hunter who arrested her mother for being part of a secret society devoted to freeing clones, 13-year-old Leanna learns amazing truths about herself and her family as she is forced to consider the value of freedom ...
Pat McKissack, Fredrick McKissack, John Patrick McKissack, 2010
4
Clone: The Life and Legacy of Al Parker, Gay Superstar
Roger Edmonson, author of the bestselling gay biography 'Boy in the Sand' now turns his attention to gay icon, idol, and crusader Al Parker - star of 21 gay erotic films and the founder of Surge Studios, the company in the forefront of ...
Roger Edmonson, 2000
5
Rogue Clone
Lt. Wayson Harris is one of thousands of clones born and bred to be the ultimate soldiers.
Steven L. Kent, 2006
6
Clone Brews: Homebrew Recipes for 150 Commercial Beers
Re-creations of brands such as Sam Adams, Sierra Nevada, Guinness, Foster's, and more.
Tess Szamatulski, Mark Szamatulski, 1998
7
Clone: The Road To Dolly, And The Path Ahead
Now Kolata reveals the story behind Dolly, interweaving the social and cultural tales of our fear and fascination with cloning, reaching back nearly a century, with the riveting scientific accountof how a clone came to be and the mind ...
Gina Kolata, 2011
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Clone Evolution
This thesis introduces Clone Evolution Graphs as a technique to model clone relations and their evolution within the history of a system.
Nils Göde, 2011
9
A Clone of Your Own?
Discusses the differences between therapeutic and reproductive cloning, the science and issues of stem cell research, and the legal and ethical sides of the debate.
Arlene Judith Klotzko, 2006
10
Clone Being: Exploring the Psychological and Social Dimensions
Clone Being attempts to anticipate possible consequences for a clone, his or her parents and family, and society. Visit our website for sample chapters!
Stephen E. Levick, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clone is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Heart of Darkness: Mass of clone scam sites appear
Security watchers are warning about a fresh wave of cloned sites on the TOR network, evidence that cybercrooks are setting themselves up to ... «The Register, Jul 15»
2
Tinder clone for Apple Watch uses heartbeat to determine matches
Imagine an alternate way of using dating app Tinder, where instead of looking at profiles on your smartphone and swiping right or left, you ... «SlashGear, Jul 15»
3
'A Love Story': Christie Golden on Star Wars' dark romance …
Nerdvana: This book is adapted from untelevised scripts for The Clone Wars series. Is this the first time you've worked with previously charted ... «Nerdvana, Jul 15»
4
Woolly Mammoth Genome Study Brings Us A Step Closer To …
Moreover, they aim to be able to clone the woolly mammoth, or at least a hybrid version of it. Collaboration of scientists from the Penn State ... «Tech Times, Jul 15»
5
Clone war: Bing Maps vs. Google Maps
Microsoft is looking to test a brand new web version of Bing Maps, which really resembles the service already provided by Google Maps. «Free Malaysia Today, Jul 15»
6
Project Ascension: Steam Clone Or Something More?
If you're complaining about jumping between Steam, Origin, uPlay, and whatever other launchers/marketplaces/libraries for games you're ... «mxdwn.com, Jul 15»
7
Wooly Mammoth Clone Would Get Gene to Help Keep It Warm
Scientists have unearthed enough of the wooly mammoth's genome to be close to cloning the extinct ice-age creature, and in the course of their ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»
8
Christian Facebook clone preaches love the social, hate the sin
A social network focused on serving the needs of evangelical Christians, complete with an "Amen" button instead of "Like", is promising to oust ... «SlashGear, Jul 15»
9
Enbridge Stuffs Provision Into Wisconsin Budget to Expedite …
Further, Line 61 is a key piece of what DeSmog has coined Enbridge's "Keystone XL Clone" pipeline system, connecting at the north to the ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
10
Dark Disciple: Clone Wars-era tale ties up TV's loose ends
These latter-day Star Wars characters are back in a tale adapted from discarded Clone Wars TV scripts, and anything can happen. «Nerdvana, Jul 15»

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