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identical

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

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:
    equal, congruent, congruous
identical British  
/ aɪˈdɛntɪkəl /

adjective

  1. Also called: numerically identical.  being one and the same individual

    Cicero and Tully are identical

  2. Also called: quantitatively 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

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Other Word Forms

  • identically adverb
  • identicalness noun
  • nonidentical adjective
  • pseudoidentical adjective
  • quasi-identical adjective
  • quasi-identically adverb
  • unidentical adjective
  • unidentically adverb

Etymology

Origin of identical

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

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Example Sentences

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Every version of the vaccine contained identical ingredients.

From Science Daily

It showed that the rate of interventions is higher in Germany, but the frequency of mistakes virtually identical.

From BBC

Rather than generating identical posts or obvious spam, AI agents can generate varied, credible content at a large scale.

From Salon

Whereas slalom, giant slalom and super-G courses change from race to race, downhill courses tend to stay the same with identical gate placements.

From Los Angeles Times

Repealing it requires that the legislature pass two identical resolutions to amend the Constitution in successive sessions separated by an election and, ultimately, voter approval in a statewide referendum.

From The Wall Street Journal

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