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self⋅same

  [self-seym, -seym]
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–adjective
being the very same; identical.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME selve same; see self, same; c. Dan selvsamme, OHG selbsama

Related forms:
selfsameness, noun

Synonyms:
exact, very, same.
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self·same   (sělf'sām')   
adj.  Being the very same; identical.
self'same'ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

selfsame 
"identical," 1408, from self + same. Written as two words until c.1600.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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