noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈkloʊnɪŋ/
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rhymes with -əʊnɪŋ
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
The production of an exact copy of an object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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2
noun
Meaning 2
The production of a cloned embryo by transplanting the nucleus of a somatic cell into an ovum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of clone
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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4
noun
Meaning 4
a general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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