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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024i•den•ti•cal /aɪˈdɛntɪkəl, ɪˈdɛn-/USA pronunciation adj. - alike in every way;
exactly alike:No two people have identical fingerprints. - being the very same;
selfsame:It's the identical house the famous actress lived in.
i•den•ti•cal•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024i•den•ti•cal (ī den′ti kəl, i den′-),USA pronunciation adj. - 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.
- Medieval Latin identic(us) identic + -al1
- 1610–20
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged congruous, congruent, equal, matching.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: identical /aɪˈdɛntɪkəl/ adj - 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
iˈdentically adv Etymology: 17th Century: from Medieval Latin identicus, from Latin idem the same |