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adjective
1.
similar or alike in every way: The two cars are identical except for their license plates.
2.
being the very same; selfsame: This is the identical room we stayed in last year.
3.
agreeing exactly: identical opinions.
Related forms
i·den·ti·cal·ly, adverb
i·den·ti·cal·ness, noun
non·i·den·ti·cal, adjective
pseu·do·i·den·ti·cal, adjective
qua·si-i·den·ti·cal, adjective
EXPANDSynonyms
3. congruous, congruent, equal, matching.
3. congruous, congruent, equal, matching.
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World English Dictionary
| identical (aɪˈdɛntɪkəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | Also called: numerically identical being one and the same individual: Cicero and Tully are identical |
| 2. | Also called: quantitatively identical exactly alike, equal, or agreeing |
| 3. | Compare fraternal designating either or both of a pair of twins of the same sex who developed from a single fertilized ovum that split into two |
| [C17: from Medieval Latin identicus, from Latin idem the same] | |
| i'dentically | |
| —adv | |
| i'denticalness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
identical
1620, as a term in logic, from M.L. identicus "the same," from L.L. identitas "identity," ult. from L. idem "the same" (from id "it, that one") + demonstrative suffix -dem. Replaced M.E. idemptical, from M.L. idemptitas, from L. idem.
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Medical Dictionary
identical i·den·ti·cal (ī-děn'tĭ-kəl)
adj.
Exactly equal and alike.
Of or relating to a twin or twins developed from the same fertilized ovum and having the same genetic makeup and closely similar appearance; monozygotic.
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