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i⋅den⋅ti⋅cal

  [ahy-den-ti-kuhl, i-den-]
–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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Origin:
1610–20; < ML identic(us) identic + -al 1

Related forms:
i⋅den⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
i⋅den⋅ti⋅cal⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
3. congruous, congruent, equal, matching.
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i·den·ti·cal   (ī-děn'tĭ-kəl)   
adj.  

  1. Being the same: another orator who used the senator's identical words.

  2. Exactly equal and alike.

  3. Having such a close similarity or resemblance as to be essentially equal or interchangeable.

  4. Biology 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.


[From Medieval Latin identicus, from Late Latin identitās, identity; see identity.]
i·den'ti·cal·ly adv., i·den'ti·cal·ness n.
Usage Note: Some authorities on usage specify with as the preferred preposition after identical, but either with or to is acceptable.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: iden·ti·cal
Pronunciation: I-'dent-i-k&l, &-
Function: adjective
: MONOZYGOTIC <identical multiple births> <identical twins>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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identical i·den·ti·cal (ī-děn'tĭ-kəl)
adj.

  1. Exactly equal and alike.

  2. 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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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