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cloner

clone

verb klo-NEH Rare

Usage Note

Cloner entered French from English 'clone' (itself from Greek klon, 'twig'). The noun clone (m) is widely used in biology and computing. In everyday speech it can describe any near-identical copy of a person or product.

Examples

"Les scientifiques ont réussi à cloner cet animal."

Natural Translation

The scientists managed to clone that animal.

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