selfsame

[ self-seym, -seym ]
/ ˈsɛlfˌseɪm, -ˈseɪm /
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adjective

being the very same; identical.

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Origin of selfsame

1375–1425; late Middle English selve same; see self, same; cognate with Danish selvsamme, Old High German selbsama

OTHER WORDS FROM selfsame

self·same·ness, noun

Words nearby selfsame

selfie, selfish, selfless, selfness, selfridge, selfsame, selfward, selihoth, seljuk, selkie, selkirk
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Words related to selfsame

aforesaid, carbon, clone, coequal, comparable, compatible, corresponding, ditto, double, dupe, duplicate, equal, equivalent, identic, identical, indistinguishable, interchangeable, like, likewise, look-alike

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British Dictionary definitions for selfsame

selfsame
/ (ˈsɛlfˌseɪm) /

adjective

(prenominal) the very same
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