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   identical

   /ʌɪˈdɛntɪkl/

   adjective

   • 1. similar in every detail; exactly alike: "four girls in identical green outfits" Similar similaralike(exactly) the sameindistinguishableuniformtwininterchangeableundifferentiatedhomogeneousof a piececut from the same clothcorrespondingcorrespondentcommensurateequivalentmatchinglikeparallelanalogouscomparablecognateequalinformal:like (two) peas in a podmuch of a muchness(like) Tweedledum and TweedledeeOpposite differentunlike
   • ▪ (of twins) developed from a single fertilized ovum, and therefore of the same sex and usually very similar in appearance.
   • ▪ (of something encountered on separate occasions) the same: "she stole a suitcase from the identical station at which she had been arrested before" Similar the samethe very sameone and the samethe selfsamethe veryaforementionedpreviously mentionedaforesaidaforenamedpreviously describedaboveabove-statedforegoingprecedingprecedentearlierpreviousOpposite different
   • 2. expressing an identity: "an identical proposition"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in identical (sense 2)): from medieval Latin identicus, from late Latin identitas (see identity).

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   What does identically mean?

   • Define identically. identically synonyms, identically pronunciation, identically translation, English dictionary definition of identically. adj. 1. Being the same: another orator who used the senator's identical words. 2. Exactly equal and alike: Your car is identical to mine.

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   What does it mean if things are identical?

   • Things that are identical are exactly the same. Nearly all the houses were identical. 3 meanings: 1. Also called: numerically identical being one and the same individual 2. Also called: quantitatively identical.... Click for more definitions.

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   What does identical mean in a sentence?

   • Also a comparison based on numbers of troops would prove to be beside the point, for conditions cannot be identical. One black key is made to serve, for instance, for D sharp and for E flat, whereas the two notes are in reality not identical. Identical definition: similar or alike in every way. See examples of IDENTICAL used in a sentence.

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   • That made it a particularly special time when the two Churches appointed new heads at almost the identical time. Things that are identical are exactly the same. Nearly all the houses were identical. 3 meanings: 1. Also called: numerically identical being one and the same individual 2. Also called: quantitatively identical....

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   adverb [ not gradable ] us / ɑɪˈdent·ɪk·li / The two sisters dressed identically. (Definition of identical from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   The meaning of IDENTICAL is being the same : selfsame. How to use identical in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Identical.

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   Identical definition: similar or alike in every way. See examples of IDENTICAL used in a sentence.

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   Define identical. identical synonyms, identical pronunciation, identical translation, English dictionary definition of identical. adj. 1. Being the same: another orator who used the senator's identical words. 2. Exactly equal and alike: Your car is identical to mine.

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   being the exact same one; not any other. “this is the identical room we stayed in before”. synonyms: selfsame, very. same. same in identity. adjective. exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different. “rows of identical houses”. “cars identical except for their license plates”.

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   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.

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   adjective. uk / aɪˈdentɪk ə l / us. Add to word list. B2. exactly the same: The two rooms were almost / virtually identical. She found a dress identical to the one in the picture. identically. adverb. (Definition of identical from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of identical. in Chinese (Traditional)