selfsame
[ self-seym, -seym ]
/ ˈsɛlfˌseɪm, -ˈseɪm /
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adjective
being the very same; identical.
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selfsame
/ (ˈsɛlfˌseɪm) /
adjective
(prenominal) the very same
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