identical

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iden·ti·cal | \ ī-ˈden-ti-kəl

, ə- \

Definition of identical

1 : being the same : selfsame the identical place we stopped before

2 : having such close resemblance as to be essentially the same identical hats —often used with to or with

3a : having the same cause or origin identical infections

b : monozygotic

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Other Words from identical

identically \ ī-ˈden-ti-k(ə-)lē

, ə- \ adverb

identicalness \ ī-ˈden-ti-kəl-nəs

, ə- \ noun

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same, selfsame, very, identical, equivalent, equal mean not different or not differing from one another. same may imply and selfsame always implies that the things under consideration are one thing and not two or more things. took the same route derived from the selfsame source very, like selfsame, may imply identity, or, like same may imply likeness in kind. the very point I was trying to make identical may imply selfsameness or suggest absolute agreement in all details. identical results equivalent implies amounting to the same thing in worth or significance. two houses equivalent in market value equal implies being identical in value, magnitude, or some specified quality. equal shares in the business

Examples of identical in a Sentence

We visited the identical place we stopped at last year. They were wearing identical coats. The boxes were identical in shape. They drove virtually identical cars. The results were identical to those of the first test.

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