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clonazione

cloning

noun kloh-nah-TSYOH-neh Rare

Usage Note

Clonazione is the scientific and ethical term for the process of cloning. Like many Italian nouns ending in -zione, it is feminine. The plural is clonazioni. It is used in both biological and metaphorical contexts (e.g. mass-producing identical products).

Examples

"La clonazione umana è vietata dalla legge."

Natural Translation

Human cloning is prohibited by law.

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