identical
Use Identical in a sentence
tɪ 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.
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World English Dictionary
identical (aɪˈdɛntɪkəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Example sentences
Most chess sets come with opposed sets of identical pieces.
Hide enough weight inside the smaller one so that its weight is identical to that of the larger object.
Structurally it may seem identical to all the others.
There are no identical units in art, because no two works are ever absolutely similar, making exact calculation impossible.
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