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   same

   /seɪm/

   adjective

   • 1. identical; not different: "she was saying the same thing over and over" Similar the identicalthe very sameselfsameone and the samethe veryOpposite anotherdifferent
   • ▪ not having changed; unchanged: "he's worked at the same place for quite a few years" Similar unchangingunchangedchangelessunvaryingunvariedinvariableconstantconsistentuniformregularOpposite differentvarying
   • ▪ used to emphasize that one is referring to a particular, unique person or thing: "people will always notice if you wear the same shirt two days running"
   • ▪ referring to a person or thing just mentioned: "that same year I went to Boston" Similar selfsameaforesaidaforementionedOpposite another
   • 2. of an identical type; exactly similar: "they all wore the same clothes" Similar matchingidenticalalikeduplicatecarbon-copytwinpairedcoupleddoubleindistinguishableinterchangeablecorrespondingequivalentparallel(all) of a piecelikelike (two) peas in a podcomparablesimilarcorrelativecongruenttallyingagreeingconcordantconsonantunchangingunchangedchangelessunvaryingunvariedinvariableconstantconsistentuniformregularOpposite differentdissimilardifferentvarying

   pronoun

   • 1. the same thing as something previously mentioned: "I'll resign and encourage everyone else to do the same"
   • ▪ people or things that are identical or share the same characteristics: "there are several brands and they're not all the same"
   • 2. (chiefly in formal or legal use) the person or thing just mentioned: "put the tailboard up and secure same with a length of wire"

   adverb

   • 1. similarly; in the same way: "treating women the same as men"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse sami, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit sama, Greek homos.

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   What does same mean?

   • SAME meaning: 1. exactly like another or each other: 2. not another different place, time, situation, person, or…. Learn more.

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   What is the difference between same and similar?

   • Same means alike in kind, degree, quality; that is, identical (with): to eat the same food every day; at the same price. Similar means like, resembling, having certain qualities in common, somewhat the same as, of nearly the same kind as: similar in appearance; Don't treat them as if they were the same when they are only similar.

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   What does same mean in a letter?

   • You use same to refer to something that has already been mentioned in a document such as a business letter or bill. Wrist watches: £5. Inscription of same: £25. You say ' same here ' in order to suggest that you feel the same way about something as the person who has just spoken to you, or that you have done the same thing.

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   What does similar mean?

   • Similar means like, resembling, having certain qualities in common, somewhat the same as, of nearly the same kind as: similar in appearance; Don't treat them as if they were the same when they are only similar. None of these, though, has inspired quite the same backlash as fluoride.

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   The meaning of SAME is resembling in every relevant respect. How to use same in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Same.

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   Same definition: identical with what is about to be or has just been mentioned. See examples of SAME used in a sentence.

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   Same means identical, similar, or unchanged. If you wear the same outfit as your best friend, your clothes will be exactly alike. That's NOT ok on prom night. You might make the same mistake on one math quiz after another — in other words, you mess up similar problems every time.

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   If two or more things, actions, or qualities are the same, or if one is the same as another, they are very like each other in some way.

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   A1. not another different thing or situation: They met at the same place every week. You meet the same people at all these events. B2. not changed: She's the same lively person she's always been. He looks exactly the same as he did ten years ago. Fewer examples. He had to go over the same ground several times before I understood it.