selfsame

[ self-seym, -seym ]

/ ˈsɛlfˌseɪm, -ˈseɪm /

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adjective

being the very same; identical.

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

selfishly, selfless, selflessly, selfness, selfridge, selfsame, selfward, selihoth, selina, seljuk, seljuks

Origin of selfsame

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

SYNONYMS FOR selfsame

exact, very, same.

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Related formsself·same·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for selfsame

This selfsame worship of power demands also demands silence and absolute loyalty.
The Violent Side of Friday Night Lights|Robert Silverman|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And yes, the NCAA recently rejiggered its Talumudically inscrutable rules in ways that will benefit the selfsame big five.
Welcome to the 2014 College Football Season: Exploitation, Florida State, and the Accused|Robert Silverman|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Indeed, conspicuous precedent for forced change exists with respect to this selfsame Washington football club.
Dear Editors: Ban ‘Redskins’|Michael Tomasky|June 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Her eyes were as they had been that day near this selfsame spot years before, kind and endearing.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux

And all my seven brothers went down to Hades on the selfsame day!
The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10)|Various
If you cannot say, "He that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God," you have really nothing.
The Great Commission|C. H. (Charles Henry) Mackintosh
The selfsame situation fifteen years ago as the Bomb fell upon Hiroshima.
The Brain|Alexander Blade
Once to a crowded social fêteBoth these much-titled people came, And each perceived, when introduced,They had the selfsame name.
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various

British Dictionary definitions for selfsame

selfsame

/ (ˈsɛlfˌseɪm) /

adjective

(prenominal) the very same

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Word Origin and History for selfsame

selfsame

"identical," early 15c., from self + same. Written as two words until c.1600.