identical
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.
Origin of identical
1Other words for identical
Other words from identical
- i·den·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- i·den·ti·cal·ness, noun
- non·i·den·ti·cal, adjective
- pseu·do·i·den·ti·cal, adjective
- qua·si-i·den·ti·cal, adjective
- qua·si-i·den·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- un·i·den·ti·cal, adjective
- un·i·den·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for identical
/ (aɪˈdɛntɪkəl) /
Also called: numerically identical being one and the same individual: Cicero 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 two: Compare fraternal (def. 3)
Origin of identical
1Derived forms of identical
- identically, adverb
- identicalness, noun
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