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identical
/ aɪˈdɛntɪkəl /
adjective
- Also callednumerically identical being one and the same individual
Cicero and Tully are identical
- Also calledquantitatively identical exactly alike, equal, or agreeing
- 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
Derived Forms
- iˈdentically, adverb
- iˈdenticalness, noun
Other Word Forms
- i·denti·cal·ly adverb
- i·denti·cal·ness noun
- noni·denti·cal adjective
- pseudo·i·denti·cal adjective
- quasi-i·denti·cal adjective
- quasi-i·denti·cal·ly adverb
- uni·denti·cal adjective
- uni·denti·cal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of identical1
Word History and Origins
Origin of identical1
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Example Sentences
A day after turning seventy-one, Cher dominated headlines from the 2017 Billboard Music Awards by wearing a nearly identical, Mackie-designed version of the outfit while performing “If I Could Turn Back Time.”
Palisades’ latest dynasty started in 2009 with a nearly identical 26.5-3 victory over Granada Hills, which has yet to win a City boys’ title.
The authorities said that one of these campaigns was "identical" to an operation "run by the Russian Federation in Ukraine".
They had identical 50-32 records and split the four games they played against each other in the regular season.
After informing police and his insurers, he started looking for a replacement 2016 Type-R model and found one that looked "identical" about 70 miles away.
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