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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 [aɪˈdɛntɪkəl]
adj
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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) designating either or both of a pair of twins of the same sex who developed from a single fertilized ovum that split into two Compare fraternal [3]
identically  adv
identicalness  n
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 Nearly all the houses were identical.
different, separate, unlike, distinct, diverse, disparate
the identical the same, the very same, the selfsame She had the identical quirky mannerisms her father used to have.
Quotations
"Two things are identical if one can be substituted for the other without affecting the truth" [Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Table de définitions]
Translations
identical [aɪˈdentɪkəl]
A. ADJidéntico
their status is identical to or with that of all other citizenssu condición es idéntica a or exactamente igual que la de cualquier otro ciudadano
B. CPD identical twins NPLgemelos mpl idénticos

identical [aɪˈdɛntɪkəl] adjidentique
identical to → identique à

identical
adj (= exactly alike)identisch, (völlig) gleich; (= same)der-/die-/dasselbe; identical twinseineiige Zwillinge pl; we have identical viewswir haben die gleichen Ansichten

identical [aɪˈdɛntɪˌkl] adjidentico/a
identical [aɪˈdɛntɪˌkl] adjidentico/a

identical
adj identical [aiˈdentikəl]
1 the same in every detail They wore identical dresses. identies مُطابِق، مُتَطابِق иденитичен stejný identisk identisch ολόιδιος, πανομοιότυπος idéntico samasugune یکجور identtinen identique זֵהֶה एक जैसा, अभिन्न‍ identičan azonos serupa samur, nákvæmlega eins identico 全く同じの 모든 점에서 같은 tapatus, identiškas identisks; vienāds serupa identiek identisk, nøyaktig lik; enegget identyczny idêntico iden­tic одинаковый rovnaký identičen identičan identisk[] เหมือนกัน tıpatıp aynı, benzer,bir 同樣的 однаковий, тотожний بالکل مماثل giống hệt
2 the very same That is the identical car that I saw outside the bank just before the robbery. identies مُماثِل، مُشابِه еднакув tentýž den samme genau gleich ίδιος ακριβώς idéntico seesama همانند juuri sama exactement le/la même זֵהֶה समान, समरूप jednak ugyanaz identik nákvæmlega eins stesso 同一の 똑 같은 tas pats tas pats sama dezelfde, hetzelfde akkurat den samme, selveste ten sam idêntico exact acelaşi тот же самый ten istý isti identičan samma ตรงกัน; เท่ากัน; แบบเดียวกัน aynı 同一的 той самий وہی đúng
adv iˈdentically
identies بِصورَة مُتَطابِقَه идентично stejně, totožně identiskt identisch όμοια idénticamente identselt بطور همسان identtisesti identiquement בְּאוֹפֶן זֵהֶה समरूपता से identično azonosan, egyformán secara identik eins, á sama hátt identicamente 全く同じに 동일하게 identiškai identiski; vienādi dengan serupa identiek identisk identycznie identicamente identic одинаково rovnako identično identično identiskt อย่างเดียวกัน aynen, tıpkı 同樣地 однаково مماثلت سے tương tự
n iˈdenticalness
identiesheid تَطابُق، تَماثُل еднаквост totožnost, stejnost nøjagtig lighed die Gleichheit τέλεια ομοιότητα calidad de idéntico identsus تشابه identtisyys caractère identique שִוויוֹן מוּחלָט समरूपता istovjetnost azonosság kesamaan sem er nákvæmlega eins carattere identico 同一であること 동일함 tapatumas, identiškumas identiskums keserupaan het identiek zijn nøyaktig likhet identyczność semelhança caracter identic идентичность totožnosť identičnost identičnost identiskhet ความเหมือน aynılık, benzerlik 同樣 ідентичність مماثلت sự giống nhau

identical متطابق totožný identisk identisch πανομοιότυπος idéntico identtinen identique identičan identico 同一の 동일한 identiek identisk identyczny idêntico идентичный identisk เหมือนกันทุกอย่าง özdeş giống hệt 一样的


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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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