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2 meanings

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1 —as in:
Can we clone it?

Definition

to make a copy of something — especially a genetically identical copy created with technology

In 1997, Dolly the sheep was the first mammal successfully cloned from an adult cell.

cloned = technologically made as a genetically identical copy

Other Uses (with this meaning)

cloned = technologically copied so that the equivalent of younger identical twins were created

clone = copy (said whimsically in a manner not to be taken as a proposal to make copies)

clone = make a genetically identical copy with technology

If it were possible to clone fifty more Gregs, there is no doubt in my mind Islamic terrorism would quickly become a thing of the past.
Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin -- Three Cups of Tea
Because Ringer is so sweet, we decided to clone a hundred of her.
Rick Yancey -- The Infinite Sea
You clone living creatures, but it is the church reminding us to consider the moral implications of our actions.
Dan Brown -- Angels & Demons
Today, when we hear the word clone, we imagine scientists creating entire living animals—like Dolly the famous cloned sheep—using DNA from one parent.
Rebecca Skloot -- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

cloned = copied using technology

Or might the soul clone itself, create a perfect imitation of something yet to be defined?
Ellen Hopkins -- Identical
They even did that thing ... what do you call it ... um ... cloning!
Rebecca Skloot -- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

cloning = using technology to make genetically identical copies of an organism

2 —as in:
It is a clone.

Definition

a copy of something — especially an organism with identical genetics created through technology

clone = genetically identical copy created with technology

Other Uses (with this meaning)

To understand differences that could be expected in human clones, it is useful to look at identical twins.

clones = genetically identical copies (like identical twins created with technology)

clone = a copy (not the real thing, but something that is supposed to work just like it)

Davis and Daisy were chatting back and forth about the dehumanization of Clone troopers, and Mychal jumped in to explain that Daisy was actually kind of a famous writer of Star Wars fan fiction.
John Green -- Turtles All the Way Down

clone = a copy of an organism with identical genetics created through technology

But I was not a clone of my father.
Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild
As Clones we decided to room together off campus.
Alice Sebold -- Lucky
On Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Tommy was a lead technical director.
Randy Pausch -- The Last Lecture
The janitors had transformed themselves into Luigi clones.
Laurie Halse Anderson -- The Impossible Knife of Memory
I type these journal entries, and my homework assignments, on the little PC clone up in my bedroom.
Edward Bloor -- Tangerine
This town is chockablock with restaurants that are just clones of the same old themes.
Amy Tan -- The Joy Luck Club

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