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identical
[ ahy-den-ti-kuhl, ih-den- ]
/ aÉŖĖdÉn tÉŖ kÉl, ÉŖĖdÉn- /
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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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British Dictionary definitions for identical
identical
/ (aÉŖĖdÉntÉŖkÉl) /
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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