identical
[ ahy-den-ti-kuhl, ih-den- ]
/ aɪˈdɛn tɪ kəl, ɪˈdɛn- /
adjective
similar or alike in every way: The two cars are identical except for their license plates.
being the very same; selfsame: This is the identical room we stayed in last year.
agreeing exactly: identical opinions.
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OTHER WORDS FROM identical
Words nearby identical
idem,
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identi-kit,
identic,
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identical proposition,
identical rhyme,
identical twin,
identical twins,
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British Dictionary definitions for identical
identical
/ (aɪˈdɛntɪkəl) /
adjective
Also called: numerically identical
being one and the same individual
Cicero and Tully are identical
Also called: quantitatively 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 (def. 3)
Derived forms of identical
identically, adverb identicalness, nounWord Origin for identical
C17: from Medieval Latin
identicus, from Latin
idem the same
Medical definitions for identical
identical
[ ī-dĕn′tĭ-kəl ]
adj.
Exactly equal and alike.
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.