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selfsameness
self·same
/
ˈsɛlfˌseɪm, -ˈseɪm
/
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[
self
-seym, -
seym
]
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adjective
being the very same; identical.
Origin:
1375–1425;
late Middle English
selve same;
see
self
,
same
; cognate with
Danish
selvsamme,
Old High German
selbsama
Related forms
self·same·ness,
noun
Synonyms
exact, very, same.
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selfsame
(ˈsɛlfˌseɪm)
—
adj
(
prenominal
) the very same
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
selfsame
"identical," 1408, from
self
+
same
. Written as two words until c.1600.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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