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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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RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

idem, idempotent, ident, identi-kit, identic, identical, identical proposition, identical rhyme, identical twin, identical twins, identically

Origin of identical

1610–20; < Medieval Latin identic(us) identic + -al1
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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 Formsidentically, adverbidenticalness, noun

Word Origin for identical

C17: from Medieval Latin identicus, from Latin idem the same
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

Word Origin and History for identical

identical

adj.

1610s, as a term in logic, from Medieval Latin identicus "the same," from Late Latin identitas "identity, sameness," ultimately from comb. form of Latin idem "the same" (from id "it, that one;" see id) + demonstrative suffix -dem. General sense of "being the same or very similar" is from 1630s. Replaced Middle English idemptical (late 15c.), from Medieval Latin idemptitas "identity," from Latin idem. Related: Identically.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine 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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