identical
[ ahy-den-ti-kuhl, ih-den- ]
/ aɪˈdɛn tɪ kəl, ɪˈdɛn- /
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.
Words nearby identical
idem, idempotent, ident, identi-kit, identic, identical, identical proposition, identical rhyme, identical twin, identical twins, identification
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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, nounWord 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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