Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clonism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: clonism
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

clonus; clonic spasm

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Prejudice against genetic clones.

Uncountable

Etymology

From clone + -ism, coined by J. Savulescu in a 2005 paper.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: clone

Usage

Inflected Forms

clonisms (plural)

Questions

What does clonism mean?: clonus; clonic spasm
Where does clonism come from?: From clone + -ism, coined by J. Savulescu in a 2005 paper.

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