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identical

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i·den·ti·cal  (-dnt-kl)
adj.
1. Being the same: another orator who used the senator's identical words.
2. Exactly equal and alike.
3. Having such a close similarity or resemblance as to be essentially equal or interchangeable.
4. Biology Of or relating to a twin or twins developed from the same fertilized ovum and having the same genetic makeup and closely similar appearance; monozygotic.

[From Medieval Latin identicus, from Late Latin identits, identity; see identity.]

i·denti·cal·ly adv.
i·denti·cal·ness n.
Usage Note: Some authorities on usage specify with as the preferred preposition after identical, but either with or to is acceptable.

identical
Adjective
1. that is the same: they got the identical motel room as last year
2. exactly alike or equal
3. (of twins) developed from a single fertilized ovum that has split into two, and thus of the same sex and very much alike [Latin idem the same]
identically adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.identical - exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different; "rows of identical houses"; "cars identical except for their license plates"; "they wore indistinguishable hats"
same - closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree; "curtains the same color as the walls"; "two girls of the same age"; "mother and son have the same blue eyes"; "animals of the same species"; "the same rules as before"; "two boxes having the same dimensions"; "the same day next year"
2.identical - being the exact same one; not any other:; "this is the identical room we stayed in before"; "the themes of his stories are one and the same"; "saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers"; "on this very spot"; "the very thing he said yesterday"; "the very man I want to see"
same - same in identity; "the same man I saw yesterday"; "never wore the same dress twice"; "this road is the same one we were on yesterday"; "on the same side of the street"
3.identical - (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum; "identical twins are monovular"
biovular, fraternal - (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova; "fraternal twins are biovular"
4.identical - having properties with uniform values along all axes
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
isotropic, isotropous - invariant with respect to direction
5.identical - coinciding exactly when superimposed; "identical triangles"
congruent - coinciding when superimposed

identical
adjective alike, like, the same, matching, equal, twin, equivalent, corresponding, duplicate, synonymous, indistinguishable, analogous, interchangeable, a dead ringer (slang) the dead spit (informal) like two peas in a pod << OPPOSITE different
Translations

identical [aɪˈdɛntɪkl] adjidéntico
identical [aɪˈdɛntɪkl] adjidentique
identical [aɪˈdɛntɪkl] adjidentisch;
(twins) → eineiig
identical [aɪˈdɛntɪkl] adjidentico/a

identical
adj identical [aiˈdentikəl]
1 the same in every detail They wore identical dresses.identiesمُطابِق، مُتَطابِقиденитиченstejnýidentiskidentischολόιδιος, πανομοιότυποςidénticosamasuguneیکجورtäsmälleen samanlainenidentiqueזֵהֶהएक जैसा, अभिन्न‍identičanazonosserupasamur, nákvæmlega einsidentico全く同じの똑같은tapatus, identiškasidentisks; vienādsserupaidentiekidentisk, nøyaktig lik; eneggetidentycznyidênticoiden­ticодинаковыйrovnakýidentičenidentičanidentisk[]เหมือนกันtıpatıp aynı, benzer,bir完全相同的однаковий, тотожнийبالکل مماثلgiống hệt
2 the very same That is the identical car that I saw outside the bank just before the robbery.identiesمُماثِل، مُشابِهеднакувtentýžden sammegenau gleichίδιος ακριβώςidénticoseesamaهمانندsamaexactement le/la mêmeזֵהֶהसमान, समरूपjednakugyanazidentiknákvæmlega einsstesso同一の바로 그tas patstas patssamadezelfde, hetzelfdeakkurat den samme, selvesteten samidênticoexact acelaşiтот же самыйten istýistiidentičansammaตรงกัน; เท่ากัน; แบบเดียวกันaynı同一的той самийوہیđúng
adv iˈdentically
identiesبِصورَة مُتَطابِقَهидентичноstejně, totožněidentisktidentischόμοιαidénticamenteidentseltبطور همسانidenttisestiidentiquementבְּאוֹפֶן זֵהֶהसमरूपता सेidentičnoazonosan, egyformánsecara identikeins, á sama háttidenticamente全く同じに똑같게identiškaiidentiski; vienādidengan serupaidentiekidentiskidentycznieidenticamenteidenticодинаковоrovnakoidentičnoidentičnoidentisktอย่างเดียวกันaynen, tıpkı同樣однаковоمماثلت سےtương tự
n iˈdenticalness
identiesheidتَطابُق، تَماثُلеднаквостtotožnost, stejnostnøjagtig ligheddie Gleichheitτέλεια ομοιότηταcalidad de idénticoidentsusتشابهidenttisyyscaractère identiqueשִוויוֹן מוּחלָטसमरूपताistovjetnostazonosságkesamaansem er nákvæmlega einscarattere identico同一であること동일함tapatumas, identiškumasidentiskumskeserupaanhet identiek zijnnøyaktig likhetidentycznośćsemelhançacaracter identicидентичностьtotožnosťidentičnostidentičnostidentiskhetความเหมือนaynılık, benzerlik同一ідентичністьمماثلتsự giống nhau

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A man and an ox are both 'animal', and these are univocally so named, inasmuch as not only the name, but also the definition, is the same in both cases: for if a man should state in what sense each is an animal, the statement in the one case would be identical with that in the other.
(2) Identical with the "Returns", in which the Sons of Atreus occupy the most prominent parts.
Which that same identical," said Joe, going down a new track, "do comb my 'air the wrong way sometimes, awful, by giving out up and down town as it were him which ever had your infant companionation and were looked upon as a playfellow by yourself.
 
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