clon

Everyday

1. «Clon» is not an English word on its own. It is usually a piece of a longer word such as «clone», «cyclone» or «colon», cut off in the middle. tree →
2. In Irish place names «Clon-» (from Irish «cluain», a meadow) begins names such as Clonmel and Clontarf. tree →

In the lessons

You meet «clon» only as part of words: «clone» (an exact copy of a living thing), «cyclone» (a huge storm). In Ireland, «Clon» begins many town names.

Examples

• «Clon» is the start of «clone». tree →
• A cyclone is a giant spinning storm. tree →
• Clonmel is a town in County Tipperary. tree →
• Dolly the sheep was the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. tree →
• The game lets you clone your character. tree →
• We drove through Clontarf on the way to Dublin. tree →

Note

A fragment, not a word: do not use it alone. Pronounced like «clon» in «Clonmel» (klon).