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identical

[ ahy-den-ti-kuhl, ih-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.

    Synonyms: , ,



identical

/ ɪˈɛԳɪə /

adjective

  1. Also callednumerically identical being one and the same individual

    Cicero and Tully are identical

  2. Also calledquantitatively identical exactly alike, equal, or agreeing
  3. designating either or both of a pair of twins of the same sex who developed from a single fertilized ovum that split into two Compare fraternal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԳپ, adverb
  • ˈԳپԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·t·· adverb
  • ·t··Ա noun
  • ԴDzi·t· adjective
  • d··t· adjective
  • ܲȴ-·t· adjective
  • quasi-·t·· adverb
  • ܲi·t· adjective
  • un·t·· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of identical1

First recorded in 1610–20; from Medieval Latin identic(us) identic + -al 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of identical1

C17: from Medieval Latin identicus , from Latin idem the same
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The authorities said that one of these campaigns was "identical" to an operation "run by the Russian Federation in Ukraine".

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They had identical 50-32 records and split the four games they played against each other in the regular season.

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After informing police and his insurers, he started looking for a replacement 2016 Type-R model and found one that looked "identical" about 70 miles away.

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She has come to visit her identical twin sister Jane, who was 66 when she was the last of Bird's victims.

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Iwai, who played alongside her identical twin sister, Chisato, on Saturday, curved a last-chance shot from behind a tree to try and cut into the lead to set up her birdie putt.

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