Clone
Clone noun - Something that is made to look exactly like something else.
Usage example: the car is a clone under a different brand name—it's even manufactured in the same plant as its cousin
Original
Original noun - Something from which copies are made.
Both words in one sentence
- One Whitby died of strangulation and it's unclear if it was the original or the clone Cloudcuckoolander: Whitby was eccentric before his unauthorized trip into Area X with the Director.
- As a result, the heroes can't be sure if they're meeting the original or a clone, and the villain himself often wonders which he is.
Source: Literature / Time Wars - When a clone was created with the Clone spell, both the original and the clone knew of the other's existence and each would try to kill the other.
Source: Only One Me Allowed Right Now
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Original and Clone. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clone/original
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