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same⋅ness

  [seym-nis]
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–noun
1. the state or quality of being the same; identity; uniformity.
2. lack of variety; monotony.
Origin:
1575–85; same + -ness
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same·ness   (sām'nĭs)   
n.  
  1. The quality or condition of being the same.
  2. A lack of variety or change; monotony.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Sameness

Same"ness\, n. 1. The state of being the same; identity; absence of difference; near resemblance; correspondence; similarity; as, a sameness of person, of manner, of sound, of appearance, and the like. "A sameness of the terms." --Bp. Horsley.

2. Hence, want of variety; tedious monotony.

Syn: Identity; identicalness; oneness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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