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selfsame

[ self-seym, -seym ]

adjective

  1. being the very same; identical.

    Synonyms: same, very, exact



selfsame

/ ˈsɛlfˌseɪm /

adjective

  1. prenominal the very same


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Other Words From

  • selfsameness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of selfsame1

1375–1425; late Middle English selve same; self, same; cognate with Danish selvsamme, Old High German selbsama

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Example Sentences

This selfsame worship of power demands also demands silence and absolute loyalty.

And yes, the NCAA recently rejiggered its Talumudically inscrutable rules in ways that will benefit the selfsame big five.

Indeed, conspicuous precedent for forced change exists with respect to this selfsame Washington football club.

Her eyes were as they had been that day near this selfsame spot years before, kind and endearing.

The old manservant was the selfsame man who had so devotedly served the previous tenant.

The selfsame trick, if trick it was, is repeated night after night, without variation.

And his companion heard, almost with a shudder, the selfsame words from the priest, as the kneeling of the congregation subsided.

Indeed, I recognized that his face had assumed the selfsame look of insolent familiarity it wore when he spoke of Cleremont.

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