clonally

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adverb

By means of asexual reproduction.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English clonal →
RareFirst used 20th c.Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adverbclonally (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyBy means of asexual reproduction.First known use 20th c.
  2. not comparableBy means of cellular or molecular cloning; in a clonal way.First known use 20th c.

    But cancer is not simply a clonal disease; it is a clonally evolving disease.

    2011, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of all Maladies, Fourth Estate, page 39

Origin

  1. Englishclone
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishclonal
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  6. Proto-Germanic*līką
  7. Englishclonally

From clonal + -ly.

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APA

clonally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clonally

MLA

“clonally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clonally. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clonally,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clonally.

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