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identical adjective [ ʌɪˈdɛntɪk(ə)l ]

• similar in every detail; exactly alike.
• "four girls in identical green outfits"
Similar: similar, alike, (exactly) the same, indistinguishable, uniform, twin, interchangeable, undifferentiated, homogeneous, of a piece, cut from the same cloth, corresponding, correspondent, commensurate, equivalent, matching, like, parallel, analogous, comparable, cognate, equal, like (two) peas in a pod, much of a muchness,
Opposite: different, unlike,
• expressing an identity.
• "an identical proposition"
Origin: late 16th century (in identical (sense 2)): from medieval Latin identicus, from late Latin identitas (see identity).


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