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identical

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/aɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/Word FrequencyCommon (5.02)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)

(usually pluralized) Something which has exactly the same properties as something else.

In a Sentence

“The essay uses identical to make the point more precise.”

Published Usage Examples

“Thus Theseus 2 can be identical with Theseus 1 only in a “loose and popular” sense of ˜identical™.”

“In using the term identical it is intended to designate just one unit of the course, as English I, or Latin II.”

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Origin

From Latin identicus ‘the same’, via French identique.

Common Phrases

. identicaltwins identicalconditions identicalresults identicalidentical almostidentical nearly

Synonyms

sameselfsamecongruentindistinguishableveryone and the same

Antonyms

contrastingdifferentdistinctnon-identicalfraternalbiovular

Related Words

identical

Poetry examples for “identical”

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