identical

[ ahy-den-ti-kuhl, ih-den- ]
/ aɪˈdɛn tɪ kəl, ɪˈdɛn- /
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adjective

similar or alike in every way: The two cars are identical except for their license plates.
being the very same; selfsame: This is the identical room we stayed in last year.
agreeing exactly: identical opinions.

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Origin of identical

1610–20; < Medieval Latin identic(us) identic + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM identical

Words nearby identical

idem, idempotent, ident, identi-kit, identic, identical, identical proposition, identical rhyme, identical twin, identical twins, identification
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Words related to identical

interchangeable, exact, indistinguishable, Xerox, corresponding, ditto, double, duplicate, equivalent, like, look-alike, matching, same, tantamount, twin, very, identic, selfsame

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British Dictionary definitions for identical

identical
/ (aɪˈdɛntɪkəl) /

adjective

Also called: numerically identical being one and the same individualCicero and Tully are identical
Also called: quantitatively identical exactly alike, equal, or agreeing
designating either or both of a pair of twins of the same sex who developed from a single fertilized ovum that split into twoCompare fraternal (def. 3)

Derived forms of identical

identically, adverbidenticalness, noun

Word Origin for identical

C17: from Medieval Latin identicus, from Latin idem the same
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Medical definitions for identical

identical
[ ī-dĕn′tĭ-kəl ]

adj.

Exactly equal and alike.
Of or relating to a twin or twins developed from the same fertilized ovum and having the same genetic makeup and closely similar appearance; monozygotic.
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