What does clonelike mean?
Clonelike means Resembling clones; identical to one another.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Resembling clones; identical to one another.
As in the film Invasion of the Body Snatchers, with its spiritually dead, clonelike "pod people," M.'s reaction to his real or imagined encounter with extraterrestrials comes to symbolize the dehumanization and de-emotionalization of contemporary life--the willful denial of connection to other humans and the avoidance of introspection.
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Clonelike means Resembling clones; identical to one another.
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As in the film Invasion of the Body Snatchers, with its spiritually dead, clonelike "pod people," M.'s reaction to his real or imagined encounter with extraterrestrials comes to symbolize the dehumanization and de-emotionalization of contemporary life--the willful denial of connection to other humans and the avoidance of introspection.
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